« The cruise leaves in three days. »
I stared at him.
He set the suitcase down and rubbed his face.
« You cannot be serious. »
He set the suitcase down and rubbed his face. « Helen, listen to me before you start crying. »
« Before I start crying? »
« This was supposed to be our one good thing, » he said. « Everything has been one expense after another, one problem after another, and now this— »
I put a hand over my stomach. « These are our babies. »
« Maybe I go, come back rested, and then we deal with everything. »
He looked away.
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