Chapter Eight

The Next Day…..

Everything seemed dark in Tawny’s world. She sat on the couch staring blankly out the window.

“Tawny?” Justin asked putting his hand on her shoulder.

She turned to him startled. “Huh?”

“I asked if you needed anything.” He said.

She knew Justin was just trying to help, but she was beyond help at this moment. She wanted to scream, she wanted to yell, she wanted to die. She began to cry again.

“Tawny. Please let me help you.” Justin said putting his arms around here.

“What could you possibly do? Huh Justin? Tell me what you can do for me.” She said angrily between sobs.

Justin didn’t know what to say so he just held her.

Tawny began to speak quietly. “What did I ever do? What did he ever do?”

“Tawny don’t lose faith. We don’t know anything for sure.” He said.

Tawny realized something.

“He’s never going to know about the baby.” She said.

“What?” Justin asked. “Kaylee?”

Tawny shook her head. “I’m pregnant. Wade didn’t….doesn’t even know. I was going to tell him when he came back.” Tawny said.

“You’ll be able to.” He said.

“What…what if you’re wrong?” she said.

Emma walked downstairs. “Kaylee’s down for her nap.”

Tawny nodded. “Thank you.”

“Anything else you need?” she asked.

Tawny really wished people would stop asking her that, but she didn’t say anything.

“You should probably go lay down.” Justin suggested.

Tawny had no desire to move, but she followed Justin and Emma upstairs. She laid down in her bed…their bed.

“We’ll be in the living room if you need us.” Justin said kissing her forehead.

Tawny nodded and rolled over. She ran her hand along the sheets where Wade was supposed to be. Tawny scolded herself for thinking negatively.

‘He’ll come back to me.’ She thought. ‘He has too.’

Chapter 9