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"She’s fooled you" She gave hiht noithout a doubt that Madison was a virgin the first ti Wo she probably knew that from experience

"Do you remember that doctor’s appointment at the OBGYN?"

"Yes," she said hesitantly

"Well, the doctor confirin not that I had any doubts and froin, did you?"

"I-"

"So, when you realized your ht I would if you offered yourself Then you realized your possible et rid of what you deemed to be your competition, didn’t you?"

"Ephraim, don’t be like that," she purred

He stood abruptly "Did you really think I would throw the woman I love and my unborn baby out on the street based on your word?"

She looked nervous for the first ti you Ephraiued desperately

"No, she’s royally pissed atstupid without asking her first Even if she never wants ain I would never touch you"

"Ephraim?"

"You never deserved her you know You used her and discarded her and those two great kids She gave up everything to put food on the table for those kids and you never once thanked her Now, you repay her kindness by coust me" He turned his back on her to find that Madison had moved from the foyer into the doorway

"Oh! Madison, ere just talking about you," Candy said cheerfully, trying to pretend that nothing happened

"I heard," Madison said dryly

Candy’s face dropped "It’s not what you think I…I…was just testing hih for you"

"How kind" Her eyes were locked with Ephraim’s "Can I talk to you for a moment?"

"Of course"

"Wait, what about me?"

Madison finally looked at herFinally after all these years she didn’t feel anything when she looked at her uilt Candy’s pull over her was gone

"What about you?" she asked in a cold voice

"I have nowhere to go You’re really not going to throw your mother out on the street, would you? What will your baby think when it finds out you threw its grandame she kneorked so ith her