He Begged When I No Longer CareChapter 1

I stood outside the glass doors of the police station, my hand trembling around the envelope with the pregnancy test results. I had planned a quiet dinner with my husband Jason tonight to surprise him.

But all those dreams shattered when I was called by the police to bail him out after he had been caught up in a hotel prostitution sting with my sister Leslie.

My eyes scanned the room until I found them—Jason and Leslie—sitting on a bench behind the glass divider.

Leslie's head was pressed against Jason's shoulder. His arm was wrapped protectively around her, his shirt slightly unbuttoned, revealing a smattering of hickeys across his neck. Leslie’s blouse was askew, and her hair looked like she had just stepped out of a wind tunnel. My stomach turned.

Leslie saw me first. Her lips curved into a smile that wasn’t the least bit apologetic. “Oh, sister, you’re here! What took you so long?”