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At the tail end of that last sentence Sabrina suddenly caught her breath and pressed her fingers to her side Juliana reached over and placed a co hand over her friend’s hand “Bree, what is it?”

Sabrina just a twinge,” she said at last

Juliana kneasn’t just a twinge It was the cancer But she was torn If she told Sabrina she knew the truth, knew about the cancer and the pregnancy, Sabrina would know Dirk had told her And she didn’t want to betray Dirk’s trust “Do you have so you can take for it? Aspirin? Ibuprofen?”

“Aspir— Oh!” She whimpered in a little voice, “It hurts”

“Aspirin? Is it in the bathrooet it for you”

“Bathroom”

Juliana flew into the adjoining bathroos until she found a bottle of aspirin She ran water into a glass, rinsing it out before filling it halfway, and flew back into the sitting roolass in Sabrina’s hand, then fuot the childproof cap off, and shook several tablets into her hand

“How many? Two? Three?”

“Two”

“Stick out your tongue” Bree did so, and Juliana deposited two tablets there “Sip the water,” she ordered, “and chew the tablets but don’t s Put the as you can—they’ll be absorbed faster that way” When Sabrina was done, Juliana took the glass from her hand and set it on the side table Then she knelt in front of her friend, clasping her hands “Can I do anything else?”

“Dirk,” Sabrina whispered “I just want Dirk”

Juliana sprang to her feet and whirled toward the door, but just before she reached it the door burst inward and suddenly Dirk was there His face hite with repressed anger, but before Juliana could say anything he took everything in with one coer was replaced with concern

“Bree” He was at his wife’s side in an instant

“Dirk” She reached up to hiether to hold in the pain He swept her into his arms and swiftly carried her to their bedroom