The drive back home from tht hospital felt longer than usual.
Maybe it was because this time, I had too much on my mind. Or maybe it was because every red light felt like an eternity. Or maybe, just maybe, it was because my chest felt like it was caving in with every breath I took.
Dr. Pierce’s words still echoed in my mind, circling like vultures over a carcass.
"At some point, you’re going to have to make a choice."
I gripped the front of my clothing, my fingers aching as I did so.
What choice did I really have? For real, what choice did I have?
I had spent the past months convincing myself that keeping my baby away from Alex was the right thing to do. That it was safer that way. But now…
Now I wasn’t so sure. After everything that Dr Pierce had told me…after Kelly had looked so
