chapter 95

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waiting downstairs for you ..."},{"id":935980696,"character_id":18825845,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"As soon as you’re ready, jump in the car ..."},{"id":935980697,"character_id":18825845,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"( He walked toward her )"},{"id":935980698,"character_id":18825845,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"( dropped a kiss on her lips )"},{"id":935980699,"character_id":0,"type":3,"position":0,"image_path":"contribute/fiction/3285001/chatstory/50638/1641159884936.jpg","image_width":292,"image_height":632},{"id":935980700,"character_id":18825845,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"( stroked her cheek and then again, smiling into her eyes 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happening, where she’d be going ..."},{"id":935980717,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"Because she wasn’t going to Capri and she wouldn’t be meeting Vittorio ..."},{"id":935980718,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"Instead she was using the opportunity to leave Vittorio ..."},{"id":935980719,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"And she’d be leaving Joe here with Vitt ..."},{"id":935980720,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"Her insides writhed with pain at the idea of it, so she jammed her emotions down, suppressing them with all her strength ..."},{"id":935980721,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"She wasn’t going to think right now ..."},{"id":935980722,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"She wasn’t going to feel ..."},{"id":935980723,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"She was just going to put one foot in front of the other and do what she had to ..."},{"id":935980724,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"Suitcase packed, she carried it to the top of the stairs, knowing that Maria and Joe were waiting for her by the front door ..."},{"id":935980725,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"But before she headed down ..."},{"id":935980726,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"she went to the nursery, peeked inside for one last time ..."},{"id":935980727,"character_id":18825844,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"" This is it ... ""},{"id":935980728,"character_id":18825844,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"( glancing around, trying to remember all the details )"},{"id":935980729,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"The color blue. The painted fish ..."},{"id":935980730,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"This is where Joe would sleep at night, safe, secure, protected ..."},{"id":935980731,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"This is where he’d grow up, adored, loved ..."},{"id":935980732,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"It was good that she was leaving him here ..."},{"id":935980733,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"It was good he’d be raised by such a strong, moral, compassionate father ..."},{"id":935980734,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"Now all she had to do was go ..."},{"id":935980735,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"Her bag was packed ..."},{"id":935980736,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"The car was waiting ..."},{"id":935980737,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"The only thing remaining was to walk out the door, and close it ..."},{"id":935980738,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"Imagining walking away from Joe made her knees shake ..."},{"id":935982834,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"She put out a hand, touched the wall, took a deep shuddering breath ..."},{"id":935980739,"character_id":18825844,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"" You can do this ... ""},{"id":935980740,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"she told herself ..."},{"id":935980741,"character_id":18825844,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"" You have to ... ""},{"id":935980742,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"To be continued ...."}]}