Chapter 69 You Must Leave

• The next shock wave came from the least expected place. Convinced that Harry was going to leave her, that he would go far away and she couldn't hold him back, Laura decided to use her last resort: Deanna herself.
• Perhaps the final days of her pregnancy were driving her crazy, perhaps the constant rumors about Deanna and Daniel annoyed her, or perhaps she felt cornered by the imminent end of her short marriage; but Laura was livid, tired, exhausted.
• One can make the best decisions when something important is at stake, or the worst decisions of one's entire life; ultimately, the outcome determines which. She had the feeling that something was slipping through her fingers.