Everything that he promised happens. Two weeks later, he sees me in the middle of the office with a cup of coffee and he loudly asks me if I made sure...to get decaf, because caffeine isn’t good for the baby. Right then and there, he gives me away. He unbuttons my jacket so that people can see the baby bump underneath. He pretends to be excited and enthused and in love. And I have to play along. He tells me that we’re getting married soon. Soon enough, I’m huge. All those stylish clothes are a. FUCKING...KILL HIM!"Chase looked at Bobbie with obvious concern. "Can I do anything? Imean...is she gonna be okay?" She'll be okay. Just give us some time." Bobbie began to lead metowards the door. "We just need to get you home, right?"I nodded wordlessly, unable to speak. Unable to think of anything. Iwas beyond any logic or reason, just pure animal instinct at thispoint."Okay." He nodded, content not to risk provoking the situation anyfurther. "I'll just help your friend and we can get out of. “Devin, you can’t be here-.” He saw her, with a queer vacant look in her eyes, and he saw the gun, “Devin, Devin, what are you doing?”“Don’t say my name, everybody says my name so much. I don’t like it anymore.”“Oh ... okay.”“I’m not coming in, don’t worry. I-” she heaved a breath. “I know you don’t love me.”“De-, honey, of course I do but-”Her eyes shut tightly fighting back tears and pain. She both wished she could run into his arms and be loved and wished she had the gun in her hand to kill. Fortunately, she was well versed in such nocturnal adventures and knew she could handle their demands with ease. Of course, she would pretend they had worn her to a frazzle, but that was just to keep them confidant of their manly superiority.The workhouse girls had scurried back to their nests lest they be cut from the flock and given a taste of the “Cat” with a half dozen of the foreman’s sturdy arm.Meg was happy that she had never considered for a single moment the wisdom of falling into that.