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I looked over at Bryan and then back at Amanda "Amanda, please don’t say that, baby"

"Don’t callin od, please don’t do this"

"Why don’t we all just sit back down? As to you"

Aave Bryan a dirty look

I alirl

She looked over at et on with it

I clearedfirst at Bryan and then back at Aiveness is a lot, but--"

"You think?"

I took a deep breath "I’ivewithout you I love you so much, and it absolutely kills me that I’ve hurt you I proivein le day for the rest of our lives I’ll be the best husband and father I can be I would lay down my life for you"

Her eyes filled with tears as she shook her head "I gave upI wasn’t just to oddamn parents happy Do you knohat it’s like to walk into your college classroonant and have everyone stare at you? Do you knohat it’s like to tell your parents that you’re leaving your husband because he’s taking drugs? That he flipped out on you one night and told you to give up the baby? Oh, and then to say…by the way, Moh-ass self onI could to keep fro

Bryan cleared his throat "Amanda, you have to know that he was not the Brad you met and fell in love with"

"At this very ive you I’ive you for the way you treated h half this pregnancy by er in love with me"

I fell down to my knees and looked up at her "Please, God, no A you, please Baby, I love youor anyone"

I saw a tear fall from her eye

"How does that make you feel, Brad? Do you feel like shit? Do you need a hit to forget all this pain?"

"Amanda!" Bryan said

"I want you to hurt like how I’ve hurt I want you to feel the pain I felt when you forced your drunk, high-ass self on me and then left h the tears in my eyes She hates me

"Amanda, please calm down," Bryan said

Amanda looked over at Bryan and then at ht now" She started to make her way to the door

I juive me a second chance"

She turned back tolike rain down her face Just as she was about to open the door, I heard one of the nurses telling solanced over at Bryan and then ht now, Brad I won’t give up on you, but I just can’t do this right now"

When she opened the door,in front of her

"What’s going on here?"around

"Excuse rabbed Amanda by the ar to sit down and talk about this That is , and you will not walk away froe and abandon your husband like this!"

"Mom--"

"How dare you! How dare you even show your face here! If it weren’t for you and your , bitch-ass ways, none of this would have happened," Amanda said

My mother sucked in a breath of air and looked back at my father

"How dare you talk to , so you and my son could live a comfortable life with no worries"

Ah as she tried to yank her arrip "I don’t want your raduate froain"

"Don’t blame this on me You were the one who couldn’t keep your husband happy God kno you treated hio of ht now, Mother"

Amanda and my mother both snapped their heads toward o of my wife’s arm now As a matter of fact, I need you to please leave You weren’t invited to thisbut not fros All I wanted was ed for her touch and only her touch

"Brad, I thinkclearly"