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Suzanne wasn’t generally a crier, but tears had started rolling down her cheeks as soon as she heard Josh say the words, “I’m not part of this.” And then he kept going, and it got worse and worse. I really look forward to finding out exactly what’s up. I’m not father material…did Suzanne say it was? This has nothing to do with me. Each sentence left scorch marks across her heart.
As she lay in the narrow hospital bed, an IV doling fluids into her system, she made herself repeat each of those lines to make sure she didn’t forget.
Believe it, Suzanne. Remember it and believe it. He doesn’t want any part of this. Why would he? It’s not his baby and he knows it. He doesn’t want his own baby, let alone someone else’s.
The IV must be working, because the more she stewed over the things h
