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Uh... Pr
r exchanged glances. Confusi
y. "You don't have to make jokes, and eve
ied Noreen's face as she spoke and knew that what his only
eodore asked, his voice tremb
y. "What, oh my God, Noreen
kles turned white. Her chest felt tight and her throat dry.
hard enough, but seeing her mother's face turn pale a
She shook in Theodore's arms. Noreen lowered her head, a
her sobs from becoming louder and louder. She co
Theodore asked in a lo
en for nights after she learned tha
t was... a one-night stand, w-when I went to th
while Theodore sighed and
a whispered. "
ver want to disappoint you. I realize my mistake, and I will take full responsibility. I hope yo
His only daughter had always been stubborn since she
. "I...will pac
Theodore in surprise and s
u mean you'll pac
er's tear-stained face made her heart feel li
wered her head. "I don't want to burde
band, who remained moti
anywhere, Noreen. You're staying with us, givi
stunned. "D
by over her parents. She would leave home and find a
her father was completel
sity professor and her mother was a middle school teacher. Many respected and liked
only daughter, and the baby in your womb is our g
er tears any longer. Maria pulled her
hadn't forced you that night..
*
wee
t bitch's bridesmaid?" Noreen asked, her ey
ready had her punishment. Remember how long she was sick after L
d I have nothing to lose by losing a cousin a
ur family together, and your business with Thomas should be over. Now's the time
could they force her to be a bridesmaid for Veronica and Thomas, th
aduated from college. It was Noreen's first relationship, and she lov
na
a decent-paying job in real estate, wh
ited. With the help of her best friend, Lisbeth, she be
me to Thomas's office to surprise him with a lunchbox from
making love on Thomas's desk, amidst t
uctive moans and Thomas's groans of pleasure, before she snapped back to rea
Veronica's parents, came to Noreen's house to apologize
hampion, and if it hadn't been for Noreen's interventio
en was still motivated to stop Lisbeth, even though the
others were sisters-until then, seven months later, Aunt Merly announced that Veronica
that as a sign of peace? Had they been bewitched t
dn't want me to embarrass you by throwing up in their
Theodore
me back out, she was carrying a backpack. She walked past Maria and The
wn, her newly purchased perfume, and grabbed her purse, winking at Lisbeth, who
rantee tonight will be th
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