“Look, congrats on having a baby, but I don’t have a son, ma. You could have gotten pregnant by anyone. You told me you were on the pill, remember?” He watched as her head reared back as if his words slapped her right in the face. She shook her head, and her saddened expression turned fierce within an instant. She took a step closer to him, poking him in his chest. “I’m going to try real hard to sympathize with you right now, Wallis, but you need to respect me. You don’t know me. I understand that, but one thing you need to understand right here in this moment and then for the rest of your
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