Chloe woke before dawn, the ceiling fan spinning slow shadows across the bedroom, Richard's parting words still looping through her mind. *I trust you'll make the right decision.* She lay there for a long time with her hand resting against the small curve of her stomach, the one steady point in a life that felt like it was collapsing from every direction at once.*Whatever I decide,* she thought, *it has to be for this baby. Not for Ryan. Not for either of them.*By the time the sun had fully risen, she still hadn't decided anything.Samantha's message arrived just after nine, short and pointed. **You've gone quiet. That usually means something happened.**Chloe stared at it for a long moment before typing back. **Meet me. Now.**They met at the same waterfront café, though this time Chloe arrived first, already seated when Samantha slid into the chair across from her, sharp eyes reading the tension in Chloe's posture before either of them said a word."Richard came to see me," Chloe
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