Pregnant by My Dead Husband's Best Friend
The van slows to a stop on the gravel driveway.
Rain drums against the metal roof, a soft, rhythmic beat that tries to wash away the noise of the last forty-eight hours. My body aches—a deep, bone-weary throb that radiates from my hips to my shoulders. The contractions have spaced out, settling into a dull, tightening pressure that warns but doesn't scream.
"We're here," Leon says from the driver's seat.
He kills the engine.
We are at a cabin north of the city. Henderson’s private retreat. It’s small, secluded, and supposedly off the grid. A safe harbor for the shipwrecked.