Sarah woke up to the sound of humming. It was just above a whisper, but its melody was soothing. She pulled the fleece blanket away from her chest, so it only covered her legs. Opening her eyes she blinked a few times. She was surprised to see her husband Chris sitting at the opposite end of the couch. 337Please respect copyright.PENANA5EC4R02Lgw
“What are you doing here?” Sarah said sitting up. 337Please respect copyright.PENANA97ffMSfYB5
“I wanted to talk to you about the picture of me and Jane.”337Please respect copyright.PENANAo5P6rllFgs
“Are you cheating on me?” Sarah said with a straight face. 337Please respect copyright.PENANAh8Sg8005vJ
She looked down at the picture and thought “why would he do this to me? Well to us.” Sarah placed a hand on her stomach. 337Please respect copyright.PENANAdAx9O9rGcY
“It’s not what it looks like.”337Please respect copyright.PENANAGnD6AcpKXT
“Sounds like your avoiding the question,” Sarah said as she ran her fingers through her hair.337Please respect copyright.PENANAQoho5jE4xb
“No Sarah I’m not cheating on you.” 337Please respect copyright.PENANAPCUZY0AKnv
“Explain then because this photo is telling me otherwise.”337Please respect copyright.PENANAgn3Hv07W3n
“Remember the office party a month ago?”337Please respect copyright.PENANASQQdwLAiJe
“Yeah. I couldn’t go because I wasn’t feeling good.” 337Please respect copyright.PENANASVitvlldtS
“At the party, I had one or two drinks. Jane, on the other hand, was drunk, very drunk. I drove her home even though she insisted she could drive or walk."337Please respect copyright.PENANApP5wZf4ATj
“You could have let me know. Why do you make everything so complicated?” Sarah stood up and placed her empty mug in the kitchen sink.337Please respect copyright.PENANAPImT1u7M2F
“I’m sorry okay. I’m sorry I’ve been hurting you. I should have never put my hands on you and I should have told you about Jane.”337Please respect copyright.PENANAR4Rbzwdcpk
Sarah felt Chris’s hands on her shoulders and he turned her around to face him. Sarah cleared the lump in her throat to stop herself from crying. “I forgive you, but I want my space when I ask for it. There's been so much happening. It’s nauseating to think about.”337Please respect copyright.PENANAFFkkBWXQdv
“We need a vacation.”337Please respect copyright.PENANAfZ0rVkQCpl
“Yeah but I don’t have time to go on one now.”337Please respect copyright.PENANAC5sr4DD0z4
“Why not? I already booked it.”337Please respect copyright.PENANA0WYzS4ruwf
“You already-” Sarah held up her hand to calm herself.337Please respect copyright.PENANAwd4KB0o3me
“I booked the trip the night before you were assaulted.”337Please respect copyright.PENANA8iybA33KcA
“Where’s the trip to?”337Please respect copyright.PENANAK3zlTxD2Po
“Lancaster. I know you get sick of the city from time to time. Lancaster is the complete opposite of here.”337Please respect copyright.PENANAATCUt1CV4o
“Then why did you leave to that morning?”337Please respect copyright.PENANANP02lNDJFQ
“I wanted to wait until we were on vacation, but since you asked.”337Please respect copyright.PENANAnGAYym8KVJ
Sarah looked at down at her husband’s hand which held a small black velvet box.337Please respect copyright.PENANAoYvjmLBIaH
“When I proposed to you a little over five years ago the ring I bought you wasn’t the best. So I’ve picked out a new one for you.” Chris said opening the box.337Please respect copyright.PENANAbH9FJaeVsO
Sarah’s eyes went wide and she glanced back to Chris and then to the ring. “How did-”337Please respect copyright.PENANAz8Vvu1ehRc
“Don’t worry about it. I love you. I want to fix all the terrible things I’ve done.”337Please respect copyright.PENANAQkAgF4jwCq
Chris gently slipped off the old engagement ring and replaced it with the new one. 337Please respect copyright.PENANACue3NzPIkY
“I love you too,” Sarah said kissing her husband. 337Please respect copyright.PENANAXz50WDQWhf
The front door whipped open and Sarah broke the kiss and faced the door. “Doctor?” Sarah said furrowing her eyebrows. She gripped the front of Chris’s shirt not wanting to move.337Please respect copyright.PENANA2dKUDxx7Xd
“Victor, what are you doing here?” Chris said.337Please respect copyright.PENANAHZrbWzJ0es
Dr. Victor Waterstein staggered into the kitchen and slurred his words. “Sarah…I want you to know that whatever you hear about me isn’t true.”337Please respect copyright.PENANA1x7txOoEOx
“What do you mean?” Sarah said surprised she could even get a word out at this point.337Please respect copyright.PENANAttg8AMNd70
“Police get on the ground now!” Half a dozen police officers with guns drawn ran to the living room. 337Please respect copyright.PENANABfePcToRYi
Sarah knelt to the ground as Chris hovered over her. She tried to stop her trembling, but nothing worked.337Please respect copyright.PENANAH32gSOMoOL