"Jer, you..." Gerard tried to hold her hand but she pulled her hand back and he didn't mind that. He could not believe what he was hearing, but then slowly it got registered.
She's pregnant? That means...
"Jer..." his eyes teared up. "You... we are pregnant?" he fisted his hand over his mouth and took a deep breath and broke into laughter.
Jerlina held her breath and clenched her jaws to control herself. He could see he was obviously happy about it and her heart moved a bit and she wanted to hug him and cry.
But the sound of the rattling tin cans played in her memory along with the image of Gerard meeting her eyes and the 'Just Married' sign she saw as he left her.
Right, he was not there when she needed him. And she lost her baby. Her heart filled with bitterness.
"Jer... forget everything...Let's just leave here, this city... this country even. Let's start over with just us three. You, me and our-"
