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Without, and when I stopped, I had to take in a breath Grandma looked amused as she looked atback on the excitement as I had some more ice cream

“I can see it is a bit of a proble, Zoe So ork out I’ll support you no matter what, okay? Ben is a damn bully He bullied your mom and kept her shackled all her life, you shouldn’t let him determine what happens in your future”

“He did that?” I said, surprised

Dad and Grand Of course, that was the reason we never came to visit Grandma anymore after Mom was too sick to make the trip all the way out here, and I’d have to come by myself if I wanted to I alondered why, but could this be the reason?

“Yes, he did,” she said solemnly “Your mom didn’t want to be a housewife, Zoe She wanted to do so ho care of you She wanted a career, but he wouldn’t let her have it, said it was fine as long as he could provide her with everything You shouldn’t let him do that to you, too, just like he did with your o ahead an

d do it”

All this was news to e now, anyway

“There’s still the probleive Howard up, but the job”

“If this position with the teaain and explain things If it doesn’t work out, then look for another position with another tea to be so black and white, Zoe You’re thinking too hard Just go with the decision you’re likely to regret the least for now”

Was it really that easy? When Grand sounded so simple that I had to wonder what had me so stressed out I had to run away from home Overwhelmed with e her

“I love you, Grandhtly for a minute “I want to keep the baby, no matter what, and I don’t want to raise him alone”

She nodded in satisfaction “That’s good Now, the first thing you need to do, is tell the baby’s father Tell hiether Okay?”

I nodded, wiping at the tears that wanted to spill from my eyes “I will, Grandma”

Of course, I would tell Howard, I never had any intention of keeping it from him, but I wasn’t ready Not yet

Chapter Fifteen

Howard