Something clenched tight around my heart. I genuinely could not understand how we had ended up here.
I shook my head, dizzy, and said nothing. I started walking toward the guest room.
"She's sleeping in the master bedroom with me. You take the guest room."
I stopped mid-step. Pulled my foot back. "Fine."
Two hours later, I'd finished clearing everything out. The moment I sat down, Eleanor appeared.
"Kenneth told me you two have been together thirteen years. Sounds like a long time, I guess."
"But all it took was one night in bed with him, and your thirteen years turned to nothing. Not even worth mentioning."
Gone was the sweet, demure girl from this afternoon. Her eyes glinted with raw ambition.
All that talk about keeping the baby and leaving the father out of it was just talk.
I forced the faintest smile and didn't say a word.
All I wanted now was to leave Kenneth quietly. Leave all of this behind.
Wasting my breath would have been the stupidest thing I could do.
Eleanor tossed out a few more lines. When I gave her nothing in return, she got bored and scurried off to find Kenneth.
I sat on the edge of the bed and dialed.
"Mom, I've thought about your offer."
"I'd like to come to Westford."