I forced a smile. “Right. Just… you know, he keeps saying weird stuff. About Molly’s piercing.”
Patrick shrugged. “He probably saw you in a bikini once and got confused. Don’t overthink it.”
But I was overthinking it. Because deep down, something didn’t feel right.
I started watching her more closely and began to notice small things. Like how she blushed when Patrick entered the room. How she bit her lip when he complimented her cooking. How her laugh changed when he was around.
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Still, it could’ve all been in my head — until Tommy repeated it.
This time, he whispered it, like a secret.
“Mommy has it. I saw it. With Daddy.”
That’s when I stopped laughing. That’s when my heart dropped into my stomach. Something was off. Something didn’t add up. And I was about to find out exactly what it was.
Everyone said I was being paranoid.
