A Blissful Night with My Step-Father
Footsteps; familiar, deliberate, drawing closer.
Raymond turned, his eyes narrowing as he gestured for her to be quiet. The footsteps paused outside the study door, and they held their breath.
After one long, tense moment, the footsteps moved on down the hall, fading into silence. Ginny let out a shaking breath, her heart pounding.
"Do you think she knows?"
She whispered, and Raymond shook his head. "I don't know, but I wouldn't put anything past her."
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The next morning, Ginny was on edge, every sound in the house setting her nerves aflame. She checked her phone constantly, waiting to hear from Dr. Hensley. Noon came, and then the message: "Joshua res