Chapter 56

MAY. Anna is panicking, and I am too on her behalf. She’s pregnant, and she hasn’t told Sean yet. I knew things were bad between them, but I didn’t think it was so bad, she would be contemplating an abortion. “What am I going to do? He already wants to leave. He won’t even look at Finn or touch him. I can’t have another child with him. Not now when he’s not himself!” she cries over the phone, her breaths harsh and fast. Hyperventilating, she does that when she’s in panic mode. “Breathe,” I whisper, biting softly on my thumb. “Breathe, Anna. I’m coming over to—” “No,” she cuts in swiftly. “Don’t. I’ll come see you when I can. Everything is…fragile. I don’t want him to—” “To get mad that your sister who punched him came to visit? Right. I really think a divorce is long overdue, but oh well, you’re in love,” I mutter, and when she starts sobbing again, I cringe. “Hey, I didn’t mean that. I’m sorry.” So much for calling Ethan the insensitive one. “I don’t know. I can’t get rid of it.