Chapter 3

The next second, I turned around and gently straightened Hugh's tie, which Timothy had pulled askew. "I'm so sorry. That was uncalled for," I said apologetically.

"Sibylla!" Timothy roared as he tried to pull me away again. His movements were frantic and urgent as though touching me would cause him pain.

"Argh!" Just then, Marilyn suddenly clutched her belly and doubled over in pain. "Tim, my... my tummy hurts so much..."

Timothy stopped in his tracks. Lester was on the verge of crying. "Mari, what's wrong?"

Marilyn's cry of pain brought Timothy back to his senses. He looked back at…