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“ It’s fine . You can get back . I can take care of him myself , ” said Teresa .
Jonathan glanced at the little guy on the bed and said , “ How about I hire a nanny for him ? He’s not your own kid , but you should care about him , not just
leave him to a former coworker . ”
Teresa was speechless . Anyone could blame her for being careless , but not Jonathan . She didn’t want to hear that from him .
“ You don’t have to worry about that . Miriam just texted me that she’s coming over . You can go now , ” she said .
After all , Teresa hadn’t talked to Miriam at dinner , so Jonathan knew he didn’t have a reason to stay .
“ I’ll let you two catch up . Call me if you need anything , ” Jonathan said before leaving . Then Miriam arrived soon .
Miriam felt so bad and apologized , “ I totally forgot about Mike . When I saw you rushing out , I figured you must be going to pick him up . I’m really sorry for the false alarm about the car accident . I swear , it won’t happen again .”
“ It’s okay . You really freaked me out . If you ever pull something like that again , we’re done , ” Teresa said .
“ Sorry , sweetie , I know I messed up . I’ll take care of Mike to make it up to you , ” said Miriam . Teresa then changed the subject to Jennifer .
Miriam said last time she saw Jennifer was shopping with Donald and they seemed pretty close .
Then she said , “ Jennifer’s in love now and definitely has no time to look after you . Even if you go back , she probably won’t live with you . So just go home now . ”
Teresa was silent . Then she turned away and said , “ If I go back now , Irene will take Michael from me , and Jennifer will get dragged into it too .”
“ Does it have anything to do with Jennifer ? ” Miriam asked .
“ Oh , forget it . I’m fine here , ” Teresa said and didn’t want to talk about it .
“ You’re Mike’s mom . Irene can’t take him from you , ” Miriam said .
Teresa said , “ That might have been true before . If the parents split up before the kid turns three , the mom gets custody unless she gives it up herself . But Michael turns three next month . Irene’s scheming . If she plays some tricks to snatch him , she might succeed . ”
“ Then just remarry Jonathan . If you’re married , how could Irene possibly take him ? ” Miriam said .
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Teresa fell silent , glancing down at her belly . If she told Miriam about her pregnancy now , Miriam would even push her to get back with Jonathan .
Just as Teresa was hesitating , her phone rang – speak of the devil . Rebecca was calling to remind her of the prenatal checkup and told her to come by when she had time .
Teresa replied , “ Got it . I’ll come tomorrow . ” That night , Miriam was staying over at Teresa’s place .
She chatted happily with Teresa – she was over the moon about dating Edward . He hadn’t graduated yet , but he would this summer . These days , most of their eating out and having fun fees were paid by Miriam .
Teresa advised , “ Take care of your money , okay ? Don’t let him spend it and take it for granted . ”
“ He doesn’t have a job right now , but once he does , he’ll take care of me . I’m serious about our dating and will marry him ,” Miriam said .
“ Alright then , when you two get married , I’ll give you a big wedding gift ,” Teresa said .
“ Let’s get married together . Even if you don’t marry Jonathan , you can find someone else and we’ll have a double wedding , ” Miriam mumbled as she drifted off to sleep .
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Marriage was like a siege . Outsiders craved entry , while insiders craved exit . But those who hadn’t been through it just wouldn’t get it . Teresa had been married before , so she wasn’t in a rush to marry again , but things were different for Miriam .
“ If you end up marrying Edward , your mother – in – law would be Irene’s sister . Hope she’s a good one , ” Teresa said .
Miriam , who’d seemed fast asleep , was suddenly shocked and sat up . “ What ? I haven’t even met his mom yet . He hasn’t told her about us at all she
blurted out .
“ Oops , what a headache . ” Miriam flopped back down , saying , “ I really hope Edward’s mom is nice . I can’t deal with mother – in – law drama – it would drive
me crazy . ”
The next morning , Teresa got up early and said she was going out for something . Miriam stayed to look after Michael , who was still afraid Teresa would leave him . So he clung to Teresa and wouldn’t let go .
Teresa comforted him for a while by saying , “ How could I ever leave you ? When have I ever abandoned you ? Wherever I go , I always take you with me , right ? Besides , Miriam is here . Will that make you feel safe ? ”
Michael pouted and said , “ Mommy , I’m scared you won’t want me anymore . ”
“ My sweet boy ,” Teresa hugged him and said , “ Mommy will
leave you . Don’t worry , as you’re such a wonderful boy . ”
“ What if I turn into a naughty boy ? Will you stop loving me then ? ” asked Michael .
“ Of course not . No matter what kind of person you are , I’ll always love you . ”
“ Mommy , I’m a strong boy now . Last time , those big kids weren’t even as awesome as me , ” Michael said proudly in his soft , childish voice .
“ Oh really ? My little boy is the best of all . ” Teresa kissed his cheek and said , “ Now , check the time . I’ll be back in two hours . If I’m late , you can punish me . ”
“ Pinky promise . ”
“ Okay . ”
Teresa left home for the hospital for her prenatal checkup . She went to Rebecca , whose office was on the third floor . Teresa knocked on the door , and after hearing the response , she came in , then a familiar figure turned around .
Teresa froze , taking a deep breath as she stared at Jennifer , who was sitting next to Rebecca . Jennifer was wearing a bright green dress , her hair curled and loose around her shoulders .
She used to tie a ponytail , but now she looked so much more grown – up that Teresa almost didn’t recognize her . Teresa quickly looked away and turned
to leave .
“ Teresa ! ” Jennifer immediately chased after her , looking worried . She grabbed Teresa’s hand tightly and asked , “ Teresa , it really is you . If Rebecca hadn’t told me you were coming in for a checkup , I never would’ve known you’d been living here all this time . ”
Seeing Teresa confused , Jennifer explained , “ Rebecca and I both studied under Ms. Nelson . I just came to see her today , and she happened to tell me you were here . ”
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