Chapter 53

ANNA. "Come on, Mrs. Let me in," Mr. O'Connor drawls annoyingly as he kicks at the front door. I haven't been to work in days, and though I thought it'd get me fired, it's instead gotten my boss on my front porch. A very bad place for him to be, seeing as Sean already thinks I'm having an affair. "I'm busy," I say for the umpteenth time and nibble on my bottom lip nervously, eyes darting between the door and the clock. Any moment now and Sean will be home. He'd finally taken my calls this morning and he agreed to meet me at home, so we can iron things out. Mr. O'Connor can't be here right now. "Brianna, one minute is all. I promise," he purrs outside like a devil perched on my left shoulder, urging me to do bad things. Finn sits on the couch, popping a pencil in and out of his mouth as he scribbles down more letters in his new book. I haven't enrolled him in school yet. The whole thing with Sean has me on edge and undecided. Last time there was a fight, he almost took Finn. Wha