“I WAS YOUR DIRTY SECRET!” A SECRET CEO MANHATTAN ABANDONED HIS WIFE FOR HIS MISTRESS IN WEDDING DAY, BUT HER SECRET DESTROYED HIM!

“What exactly are you suggesting Ethan?” I screamed furiously.

“Terminating my pregnancy? Of course not. I am perfectly capable of proudly raising this innocent child completely on my own.”

“You have absolutely no idea exactly what it takes to be a poor single parent,” Ethan argued loudly.

“Are you actively worried about me?” I challenged him stepping closer. “Or are you currently thinking about how incredibly difficult it has been for Harper raising a fatherless child completely alone?”

“I am absolutely not asking you to step up as a real father,” I told him fiercely. “I have actually already filled that exact role.”

“What do you mean?” Ethan demanded.

“I found someone else,” I lied smoothly. “And Mason actually likes him too.”

“That is absolutely not funny Emma,” Ethan growled grabbing my arm.

“Excuse me,” Ryan interrupted opening the office door. Ryan was a wealthy client I had met briefly in the lobby earlier that week.

“Ryan,” I said turning to him.

“Have you finally made up your mind? If you will agree to be the public father to my new baby I will happily marry you tomorrow.”

“What about your massive inheritance we talked about?” Ryan asked greedily looking at my expensive clothes.

“Keep your distance from her and her family money,” Ethan yelled stepping between us aggressively.

“Hey,” Ryan raised his hands defensively.

“I am just trying to quickly find a profitable way out of this mess for both of us. I can take incredibly good care of you and our new baby Emma.”

“You are absolutely not marrying some random greedy man,” Ethan declared furiously kicking Ryan out of the office and slamming the door.

“So you forbid me from officially marrying Ryan,” I challenged him crossing my arms.

“And then what exactly happens?”

“And then I am officially marrying you,” Ethan stated firmly.

“No one else ever has to completely know about the fake arrangement,” Ethan continued pacing the room.

“So we are just getting married in total secret?” I asked incredulously. “That sounds incredibly crazy Ethan. What exactly am I supposed to quickly tell Mason when he aggressively asks who the real father is?”

“I will personally handle Mason,” Ethan promised taking my hands. “Just say yes. Then we are officially engaged.”

Ethan pulled a simple silver band from his desk drawer.

“This can perfectly serve as an engagement ring until I get you a much more proper one,” Ethan said sliding it onto my finger.

“I sincerely hope this is for the absolute best,” I whispered staring at the cold ring.

I went home and immediately found Mason sitting in the kitchen.

“Mason,” I said nervously. “Just a quick heads up. I am pregnant.”

“You are what?” Mason yelled dropping his coffee mug into the sink. “Who exactly is the father? I completely knew you have been hiding dark things from me!”

“I am having my assistant book a fast flight right now,” Mason yelled grabbing his phone.

“Okay calm down Mason,” I begged grabbing his arm.

“Can we please meet the father soon?” Mason demanded furiously.

“He wants to personally talk to you himself,” I promised.

The next evening I went back to the apartment of Ethan to gather the rest of my things. I opened the door and completely froze. Harper was sitting comfortably on the living room couch with her son Leo.

“Ethan you are finally back,” Harper smiled warmly standing up. “I thought you might want to eat dinner.”

“Ethan why exactly are they here?” I asked my voice trembling with pure shock.

“They just fell asleep on the couch,” Ethan explained nervously rubbing the back of his neck. “I will completely explain everything later.”

“Emma I totally did not expect to ever see you again so incredibly soon,” Harper smiled a highly fake smile.

“I had absolutely no idea you were actively living with Ethan,” I stated coldly glaring at her.

“Ethan and I were just relaxing,” Harper continued entirely ignoring my obvious anger. “I completely know exactly who you are. You are the little sister of his best friend. Hey do not worry Emma. You will absolutely not be in our way. Stay exactly as long as you like.”

I ran straight to the guest bedroom and slammed the heavy door. Why exactly did I think having a baby would magically change anything? Ethan and Harper were the actual real couple here. I was just his incredibly long term physical buddy.

A loud knock startled me. Mason pushed the door open. He had tracked my phone location to the apartment.

“So after officially breaking up with Harper you just gave up entirely?” Mason was yelling at Ethan in the hallway. “You swore off all women completely?”

“Back off Mason,” Ethan growled back.

“Thank you Ethan,” Mason yelled mockingly.

“Do not mention it,” Ethan yelled back.

“Hey,” Mason pointed a furious finger directly at the chest of Ethan. “You completely touch my sister and you are entirely dead.”

“Hey are you actually alive in here?” Mason asked walking into the guest room and hugging me tightly.

“Oh Mason I am so sorry,” I cried heavily into his strong shoulder.

“I totally did not recognize you outside,” Mason said softly rubbing my back.

Later that night Ethan knocked softly on my door.

“No you absolutely do not want that Ethan,” I said opening the door slightly.

“I completely do,” Ethan whispered stepping closer.

“You do?” I asked looking down at my feet.

“Huh,” Ethan smiled a very sad smile. “Your body is clearly responding eagerly.”

“I absolutely do not do serious relationships Ethan,” I lied smoothly crossing my arms defensively.

“Well it is a very good thing I did not aggressively ask for one,” Ethan replied coldly matching my tone.

“Just give me the specific word and we are totally done forever,” I challenged him. “Absolutely no drama.”

I successfully made him firmly believe total commitment absolutely did not matter to me. I was lying entirely to him. I was lying aggressively to myself.

“Of course he is currently in bed with his beautiful ex and his sweet kid,” I muttered angrily to myself walking to the kitchen for water. “A totally perfect little happy family.”

It was just simple physical contact. I was so incredibly stupid to ever think it meant significantly more.

“Emma,” Ethan whispered walking into the dark kitchen behind me.

“Sorry,” I gasped dropping my glass entirely.

“For what exactly?” Ethan asked confused stepping over the broken glass.

“Ethan staying right in my room tonight,” Harper announced loudly walking into the kitchen wearing a silk robe.

“It is absolutely none of my business Harper,” I said grabbing a towel to clean the mess.

“Oh really?” Harper smirked crossing her arms aggressively.

“Because I absolutely know you sleep with him. He never once mentioned you were officially together.”

“We are not together,” I stated firmly scrubbing the floor.

“Good,” Harper smiled wickedly.

“Then why do you not do us all a massive favor and back right off? Or do you actually enjoy being the totally pathetic side chick?”

“Why do you not tell Ethan to safely keep his hands completely to himself?” I fired back standing up tall.

“Your daddy has his real family now Leo,” Harper yelled into the hallway grabbing the hand of her son. “Come on baby. We are leaving right now.”

“She left,” I said looking at Ethan. “Why exactly would she leave?”

“Ethan!” Harper yelled from the front door. “I desperately want strawberry mousse for breakfast and Leo wants pancakes.”

“Harper,” Ethan sighed heavily rubbing his face. “Last night I was incredibly exhausted and I completely fell asleep watching television with Leo. Okay? That is absolutely all that was.”

“Why exactly are you explaining yourself to me Ethan?” I asked crossing my arms tightly.

“Because we have been completely over for long years and I absolutely do not want to actively send you any highly mixed signals,” Ethan explained softly.

“But we are incredibly happy Ethan,” Harper interrupted walking back into the kitchen. “After all these long years we are finally completely together.”

“That is absolutely not what this is Harper,” Ethan growled fiercely pointing a warning finger at her.

“Harper this is just about actively keeping Leo safe from his piece of garbage abusive father,” Ethan yelled loudly. “All right? I completely told you I will happily help you get a safe place when the brutal criminal trial is fully over.”

“We were incredibly beautiful together Ethan,” Harper cried softly touching his strong arm. “You absolutely cannot tell me there is nothing left inside your heart.”

“You are still aggressively punishing me for breaking the official engagement,” Harper pleaded desperately. “But I can completely fix us Ethan.”

I could not listen to another single word. I ran directly out of the apartment and went straight to work at the clinic.

“Double shot of hot espresso, dash of almond milk, absolutely no sugar,” my favorite barista smiled handing me my cup. “Like always. Until next bright week Dr Whitmore. Bye Joe.”

“A wealthy client completely falls for his beautiful therapist,” my coworker Lisa laughed loudly walking beside me. “A totally classic story. The poor guy is going to fall incredibly hard.”

“Transference is absolutely not romance Lisa,” I corrected her gently sipping my hot coffee.

“You are totally right,” Lisa agreed laughing. “You absolutely should not be actively looking for true love in a psychiatric ward. Even if it is the absolute number one facility in the entire country.”

“Holland and Shaw senior partners?” Lisa gasped looking at the visitor log. “What exactly brings them here today?”

“Maybe they had some serious questions about my specific patient Liz Evans,” I suggested reviewing the thick file.

“Oh that absolutely does not matter what their precise aims are Emma,” Lisa smiled widely checking her makeup. “Their massive legal cases easily clear seven huge figures. Let us go aggressively bag us some extremely wealthy lawyers.”

“Mr Holland,” I said coldly walking into the massive conference room. “Our previous professional relationship officially concluded.”

“Emma that is absolutely not what we formally agreed on,” Ethan argued standing up quickly from the long table.

“Dr Whitmore,” Carter smiled warmly stepping forward. “I am Carter Shaw. Apologies for the extremely late introduction. I have been completely stuck working in London.”

“Mr Shaw?” I asked confused looking at Ethan. “What exactly are you doing here today?”

“We are here strictly for important business,” Carter assured me smoothly. “Please forgive him entirely. We aggressively bill by the strict hour but he completely forgot his basic manners.”

“Let us happily take you two lovely ladies to lunch today,” Carter offered charmingly. “Make it a fun double date.”

“Um perfect,” Lisa eagerly agreed linking her arm with mine.

“Shall we go then?” Carter asked gesturing toward the heavy door.

“Ladies there is absolutely no shortage of amazing food here on the menu,” Carter said smoothly as we sat at the upscale restaurant. “Please order absolutely whatever you would like.”

“Can I please get three strong bourbon drinks?” Ethan muttered darkly to the waiter. “And a simple lemonade.”

“So,” Lisa smiled leaning seductively across the table. “Mr Holland is completely single?”

Ethan choked heavily on his water coughing loudly into his napkin.

“Oh our boy here is completely married tightly to his demanding work,” Carter laughed loudly patting the back of Ethan. “But you might be the absolute perfect beautiful distraction.”

“I on the other hand have been very actively single since my terrible divorce,” Carter flirted openly with me. “Fascinating. I truly think we would make the absolute perfect power couple do you not agree?”

“I have got it all perfectly planned out,” Carter joked happily pointing his fork. “A couple of kids, a beautiful summer house by the clear lake, maybe a few fast jet skis. What more could you possibly want?”

“You are incredibly quiet Emma,” Carter noted softly leaning closer. “It is totally okay. Try this piece. It completely melts in your mouth. Best expensive beef in the entire city.”

“She officially has her own silver fork Carter,” Ethan growled fiercely stabbing his steak. “Save your aggressive effort.”

“Wow,” Carter laughed holding his hands up defensively. “Someone clearly knows the exact type of Emma pretty incredibly well.”

“What exactly is the specific nature of your ongoing relationship?” Carter asked looking directly back and forth between us.

“Uh truthfully,” I stammered nervously avoiding the furious eyes of Ethan. “I absolutely do not even fully know my own specific type.”

“Perfect,” Carter smiled a winning smile. “I guess that means I definitely still have a massive shot.”

“Oh crap,” Lisa suddenly panicked checking her loud phone. “I actively got to run back. Huge emergency. Hey Emma.”

“Hey,” I said standing up quickly. “Let me generously give you a fast ride back. My car is parked right exactly there.”

“Uh thanks Emma,” Lisa said awkwardly looking at Ethan. “But I am totally good.”

“Come on Emma,” Ethan commanded forcefully grabbing my arm as Lisa ran away. “Do not be exactly like that. Hey.”

“What exactly is your massive problem Ethan?” I yelled snatching my arm completely away.

“Stay completely away from her Carter,” Ethan threatened aggressively stepping directly into the face of his legal partner.

“What exactly are you Ethan?” Carter challenged him fiercely standing his ground. “Her jealous boyfriend now?”

“Wait,” Carter gasped looking at me in pure shock. “Did you guys actually sleep together?”

“You say one single disrespectful word about her Carter,” Ethan roared violently grabbing the expensive collar of Carter. “And I absolutely swear to god you will live to deeply regret it.”

“Guys what the hell is happening?” I yelled desperately trying to physically separate them.

“Stay entirely out of this Emma,” Ethan commanded me sharply without looking away from Carter.

“Honestly Ethan,” Carter demanded angrily fixing his wrinkled collar. “What exactly is she to you?”

“It is absolutely not your problem Carter,” Ethan spat viciously fixing his own jacket.

“Funny Zachary,” I said bitterly crossing my arms tightly. “Last time I actively checked you were happily playing house with your beautiful ex.”

“That is completely different Emma,” Ethan pleaded softening his angry tone immediately.

“Right,” I laughed a very cold dry laugh. “Completely different. Is that exactly why you are heavily bankrolling her massive legal case? Or exactly why her kid calls you dad every single day?”

“Cut the garbage Ethan,” Carter interrupted fiercely stepping between us. “If absolutely anyone should stay completely away from Emma it is definitely you.”

“Sorry we completely acted like massive idiots Emma,” Carter apologized softly to me turning his back entirely on Ethan. “Guess he clearly has deep unresolved issues with us hanging out together.”

“Carter this is absolutely not going to work between us,” I stated firmly looking him directly in the eyes.

“Yeah,” Carter sighed looking incredibly disappointed. “I figured as much. Your massive loss Ethan.”

Carter walked away leaving us completely alone on the busy sidewalk.

“Emma I desperately need to talk to you,” Ethan pleaded reaching for my hand.

“What specific questions did you have about the medical report Ethan?” I asked coldly pulling my hand away and stepping back. “I can generously give you about fifteen minutes of my time.”

“Is this exactly how you coldly treat all your professional clients?” Ethan asked looking deeply hurt. “Or just the specific ones you are aggressively running completely away from?”

“Back completely off Ethan,” I warned him pointing a sharp finger at his chest. “This is highly incredibly inappropriate.”

“What is highly incredibly inappropriate is that you are actively carrying my unborn child,” Ethan yelled furiously throwing his arms up. “And you are already happily dating other random men in public.”

“Carrying your child absolutely does not magically make me your personal property Ethan,” I fired back furiously. “Do not even try to tell me you are violently jealous.”

“No,” Ethan scoffed a very bitter laugh. “You are totally right Emma. I am incredibly sorry. If there are absolutely no actual questions about the medical report I am leaving.”

“Why exactly did you leave my apartment Emma?” Ethan asked suddenly his voice breaking completely. “I woke up in the morning and you were just entirely gone.”

“Your place was getting a little bit too incredibly crowded Ethan,” I explained quietly refusing to cry. “With me entirely out of the picture you and Harper can happily play a big happy family.”

“Without any annoying interruptions from me,” I added bitterly turning to walk away.

“Wait,” Ethan begged grabbing my hand again. “Wait. What exactly are you doing Emma?”

“I am absolutely not your physical buddy anymore Ethan,” I stated firmly pulling completely away from his warm touch.

“Emma just strictly listen to me,” Ethan pleaded desperately stepping in front of me to block my path. “Harper is only staying with me entirely because her abusive ex husband is incredibly dangerous. Until he is safely permanently behind thick bars her and Leo have absolutely nowhere else to safely go.”

“Their violent ex severely threatened their innocent lives Emma,” Ethan explained heavily his eyes filled with total exhaustion. “They are moving out completely soon. Please eagerly come back home after that happens. I absolutely cannot leave you totally alone while you are actively pregnant with my child.”

“We will carefully talk exactly when that finally happens Ethan,” I stated coldly refusing to budge.

“Harper is incredibly serious and you are completely free to formally commit to her are you not?” I asked challenging him directly. “Do you still deeply love her?”

“Are you absolutely sure you are not eagerly getting back together completely with her?” I pressed him fiercely demanding an honest answer.

“It is incredibly messy Emma,” Ethan sighed running a heavy hand through his dark hair. “Let us peacefully get some dinner tonight. I am fully willing to talk openly if you are fully willing to strictly listen.”

“Okay,” I agreed reluctantly nodding my head slowly.

Later that evening I was standing quietly outside the fancy restaurant.

“Have you been patiently waiting out here very long?” Ethan asked walking up completely out of breath.

“Why exactly didn’t you text to tell me you were already here?” Ethan asked looking slightly annoyed.

“And actively risk you aggressively hiding from me?” I joked weakly trying to smile.

“I securely booked a quiet table at a fancy place that is incredibly great for expecting mothers,” Ethan smiled warmly touching the small of my back. “It is very quiet and highly healthy.”

“I guess it is way too late to completely get out of the car now,” I mumbled nervously as we walked inside the elegant lobby.

“Jake,” Ethan called out to his assistant who was waiting frantically by the host stand. “What exactly is it?”

“Sir we are officially getting off work right now,” Jake reported nervously checking his phone. “But Ms Harper is still waiting aggressively here at the office with her young boy.”

“She specifically says she is still sitting here waiting impatiently for you to pick them up,” Jake explained looking incredibly uncomfortable.

“I explicitly told her you completely left the building,” Jake added defensively.

“Go Ethan,” I sighed heavily feeling entirely defeated. “I desperately need you to go.”

“I will be incredibly quick Emma,” Ethan promised kissing my cheek softly. “Let me just quickly drop them safely off at the apartment. Then we can finally go eat.”

“Here,” I said coldly pulling the silver ring off my finger and shoving it into his chest. “I strongly think you lost this.”

“I absolutely did not lose anything Emma,” Ethan argued desperately trying to give it back.

“Mom said you violently stole dad completely away from us!” Leo suddenly screamed running into the restaurant lobby and pointing an angry finger at me. “Please. Give him back right now.”

“Harper,” Ethan yelled furiously looking at her walking slowly through the front doors. “What exactly are you doing here?”

“Why exactly aren’t you safely at home securely with Leo?” Ethan demanded angrily. “Trevor could severely threaten you at literally any time.”

“So you can happily have your little romantic date night with the pathetic side chick?” Harper sneered viciously glaring directly at me. “That is my completely private matter Ethan.”

“I happily found this broken test in the trash,” Harper yelled aggressively holding up my positive pregnancy test for the entire restaurant to clearly see. “This is exactly why you will not let her completely leave your precious side?”

“How could you possibly actively have a child with another woman Ethan?” Harper sobbed hysterically dropping to her knees. “You completely could not wait for me to beautifully come back to you.”

“It was an absolute terrible accident,” Ethan pleaded desperately trying to calm her down. “It was my massive mistake.”

“Accident?” I gasped stepping backward in pure shock. “My beautiful child is just a massive mistake to you?”

“I totally knew it,” Harper smiled triumphantly wiping her fake tears. “She was just your pathetic side fun. You do completely still love me Ethan. I generously forgive you entirely.”

“You are absolutely all completely wrong Harper,” Ethan growled fiercely standing up tall. “We are absolutely never ever getting back together. Time for you to permanently move on with your life.”

“Ethan is strictly just marrying me to forcefully make up for his massive mistake,” I lied smoothly fighting back my own heavy tears.

“He is completely regretting it deeply right now,” I continued coldly staring right at him. “Getting his pathetic physical buddy knocked up.”

I turned and ran blindly out of the restaurant doors directly into the busy dark street.

“Hey stop!” Ethan screamed wildly running frantically after me. “There is a kid in the road!”

I looked up entirely in pure terror. Leo had aggressively followed me directly into the busy street. A massive car was speeding incredibly fast straight toward him.

“Hey stop!” Ethan yelled again his voice cracking with absolute panic. “There is a kid!”

I absolutely did not even think. I violently shoved Leo forcefully out of the direct path of the heavy speeding car. The massive vehicle slammed brutally directly into my frail body launching me violently into the cold hard air.

“My baby!” Harper shrieked hysterically running wildly into the street. “My baby you are bleeding.”

“What exactly happened?” Ethan yelled dropping to his knees beside the crying boy.

“She violently pushed me,” Leo sobbed loudly pointing a shaking finger directly at my bleeding body lying perfectly still on the asphalt.

“You completely sick monster!” Harper screamed viciously kicking my motionless leg. “You completely could not break up me and Ethan so you violently went after my innocent son.”

“This is absolutely not ended Emma,” Harper hissed leaning closely over my bleeding face. “Not until you completely know exactly how it intensely hurts.”

“Harper,” Ethan yelled desperately holding Leo. “Did you clearly see Emma?”

“She violently promised,” Harper lied smoothly covering the eyes of her son.

“God Jeffrey is terribly hurt and you are absolutely still asking eagerly about that stupid woman?” Harper screamed furiously at Ethan. “We absolutely have to go to the hospital right now. He might definitely have a severe concussion.”

“Please,” Ethan begged looking wildly around the dark street entirely missing my hidden bleeding body lying in the deep shadows. “Emma where exactly are you?”

“Leo had a terrible accident Ethan,” Harper commanded forcefully pulling him toward a taxi. “I desperately had to take him immediately to the hospital. You are the father Ethan. Please aggressively come with me.”

“My sweet baby,” Harper sobbed dramatically as they climbed entirely into the cab.

“You are finally awake good,” the kind paramedic smiled warmly looking down at my bloody face as I lay firmly on the hard stretcher. “We are quickly taking you safely to the hospital okay?”

“Is there an emergency relative you can rapidly call?” the paramedic asked gently pressing a bandage strictly to my bleeding head.

“Luckily your sweet son is entirely fine Harper,” the emergency doctor smiled kindly walking into the bright waiting room where Ethan paced nervously. “Just a few minor scrapes.”

“Ethan,” Harper cried softly grabbing his arm. “Tell me exactly how he magically got terribly hurt.”

“Your highly precious Emma violently shoved him into traffic,” Harper lied convincingly wiping a single tear. “He was just happily playing and she aggressively took her violent anger out completely on him.”

“How else could he possibly have gotten terribly hurt Ethan?” Harper pressed fiercely demanding an answer.

“Ethan,” Harper repeated firmly looking him directly in the eyes.

“Emma did you violently shove Leo?” Ethan whispered brokenly to himself leaning heavily against the stark white hospital wall. “I absolutely did not see anything clearly.”

“But can you please just come too Ethan?” Harper pleaded softly pulling his hand. “You cannot just take things entirely out on him. He is just an innocent kid.”

“When Leo fully wakes up I am absolutely going to heavily need you to officially apologize to him Ethan,” Harper stated coldly crossing her arms.

“Try your best to aggressively get a hold of her listed emergency contact immediately,” the emergency nurse ordered quickly pointing at my bloody chart. “Anyone.”

“Hey,” the sweet nurse smiled gently stroking my matted hair. “Can you be a very brave strong girl entirely for me? A little deep rest and you should feel significantly much better.”

“She appears to be currently having a massive severe miscarriage,” the lead doctor announced urgently rushing directly into my chaotic room.

“Did you just actively say a massive miscarriage?” I gasped weakly clutching my aching stomach entirely in pure terror.

“Ethan please save our beautiful baby,” I cried weakly into the empty air before losing complete consciousness.

“Emma?” Ethan whispered frantically bursting completely into my hospital room exactly ten minutes too late. “Emma?”

“Come on Ethan,” Harper commanded forcefully grabbing his jacket from the hallway. “Let us go home now. Leo desperately needs to get his quiet rest.”

“We may absolutely have to terribly choose strictly between saving the mother or aggressively saving her child,” the doctor stated grimly looking directly at Mason who had just sprinted entirely into the room.

“Emma,” Mason sobbed loudly dropping heavily to his knees beside my stark white bed. “How exactly did you get completely into this terrible state? You are giving me a massive heart attack.”

“You are finally here Mason,” I whispered weakly my vision blurring completely.

“Are you entirely okay Emma?” Mason asked frantically checking my heavy bandages. “What exactly violently happened?”

“Are you explicitly the father of this child?” the doctor asked Mason formally holding a clipboard.

“Ethan,” I mumbled incoherently.

“I strictly need you to sign some vital forms sir,” the doctor pressed firmly.

“No I am her protective brother,” Mason stated aggressively standing tall.

“Ethan knocked you up entirely?” Mason yelled furiously his face turning completely red. “Where exactly is he right now?”

“Not right now Mason,” I begged softly crying heavy tears. “Can we please just safely go home to Boston?”

“Emma you absolutely cannot just hang up totally on me exactly like that,” Ethan yelled aggressively into my voicemail hours later.

“You have officially reached Emma,” my cheerful voicemail recording played smoothly. “I am currently actively avoiding my phone but totally dazzle me entirely after the beep.”

“Emma it is Ethan,” he pleaded desperately his voice breaking completely. “Uh no more crazy vanishing acts okay? Um generously give me a call back exactly when you finally get this. I just desperately want to actively know you are completely okay.”

“Mr Holland?” Jake interrupted tentatively knocking softly on the open office door the next morning. “Business again sir?”

“Where exactly is Emma Jake?” Ethan demanded forcefully slamming his laptop entirely shut. “She absolutely should be firmly at work by now.”

“Oh I guess you absolutely haven’t actively heard the news sir,” Jake stammered looking incredibly incredibly nervous. “She was violently hit brutally by a speeding car yesterday evening.”

“The hospital formally called and actively asked if I could officially accompany her,” Jake explained quickly wiping sweat entirely from his forehead. “And I generously gave them the number of her brother Mason.”

“Car accident?” Ethan gasped totally horrified his face completely draining of all color. “I completely did…”

“Can you please quickly come to…” Ethan stammered wildly unable to form a complete coherent sentence.

“Wait,” Ethan yelled aggressively grabbing his heavy coat. “Which exact hospital Jake?”

“Nurse,” Ethan yelled frantically sprinting entirely into the chaotic emergency ward. “Where exactly is the specific patient that was aggressively brought in yesterday evening?”

“You explicitly mean the poor one with the massive miscarriage sir?” the nurse asked sympathetically checking her computer screen.

“She got officially discharged entirely by a family member,” the nurse explained formally. “What exactly is your strict relationship to her sir?”

“Our baby is completely gone,” Ethan whispered totally brokenly collapsing heavily against the tall counter. “Our beautiful baby is completely gone.”

“I am incredibly sorry sir,” the nurse offered gently.

“I completely shut her entirely down,” Ethan sobbed violently burying his face deeply in his shaking hands. “When she was aggressively telling me she desperately needed me exactly there.”

“She must absolutely be completely back safely in Boston with Mason,” Ethan reasoned frantically looking wildly around.

“Jake I absolutely need you to aggressively get me the very first flight directly to Boston,” Ethan ordered urgently pulling out his phone.

“Try exactly that again and I will happily handcuff you totally to this hospital bed Emma,” Mason warned me gently adjusting my heavy blanket in our Boston home. “You absolutely need to actively rest okay?”

“I will beautifully behave Mason,” I promised weakly trying to smile. “I promise.”

“You say exactly that right now,” Mason sighed heavily crossing his strong arms. “How exactly do I actively know you are not going to sneakily go entirely behind my back again?”

“I fiercely had to desperately find you entirely in a hospital bed completely before I finally found out aggressively about you and Ethan,” Mason stated bitterly pacing the small room.

“I am so incredibly sorry Mason,” I cried softly wiping my tired eyes. “I absolutely shouldn’t have actively kept it completely from you. I just foolishly thought things would magically be completely different.”

“Ethan absolutely better not ever show up here again,” Mason threatened darkly clenching his large fists. “Because if he aggressively does I am violently breaking his bones completely.”

“Ethan is entirely out of my life permanently for good Mason,” I stated coldly staring blankly at the empty wall.

“Ethan where exactly are you aggressively going?” Harper demanded loudly grabbing his arm as he packed his travel bag in Manhattan.

“Do not ever stick your nose directly in my private affairs Harper,” Ethan growled fiercely ripping his arm entirely away.

“I am absolutely not,” Harper lied smoothly crossing her arms defensively. “I simply need you to actively take us completely to the hospital today. Leo has a severe headache and I am incredibly worried heavily about him.”

“No,” Ethan stated completely coldly zipping his bag securely shut. “I will easily have Jake safely take you there.”

“Dad my head intensely hurts,” Leo whined loudly rubbing his forehead pitifully.

“Hey,” Ethan said gently kneeling totally down. “I am incredibly sorry buddy. I have actively got something incredibly urgent I have explicitly got to absolutely do.”

“Dad are you terribly mad completely at me?” Leo asked crying softly looking up with wide innocent eyes. “I will behave perfectly. I promise entirely.”

“Do not explicitly leave me and mommy completely alone Ethan,” Leo begged grabbing his strong hand. “Please. Please Ethan. We desperately need you completely.”

“Leo is soundly asleep securely in the other room,” the doctor announced formally walking smoothly into the waiting area an hour later. “Absolutely no active concussions, completely no dangerous abnormalities.”

“Are you explicitly aggressively saying my sweet son is a massive liar doctor?” Harper yelled furiously standing up extremely tall.

“My loyal assistant will securely take you safely home Harper,” Ethan commanded completely coldly refusing to actively look at her. “Excuse me entirely.”

“The mother of Leo?” a police officer asked formally stepping directly into the bright waiting room. “Do you explicitly know a Ms Emma Whitmore maam?”

“We aggressively checked the street surveillance footage completely from the chaotic scene last night,” the officer explained holding a sturdy clipboard. “She violently pushed your son safely entirely out of the dangerous way of an oncoming speeding car.”

“She was brutally struck violently herself directly by the massive vehicle,” the officer added grimly. “Right exactly here on the tape.”

“You completely entirely knew Emma was exactly there the whole entire time and you explicitly didn’t actively tell me Harper?” Ethan roared violently grabbing her aggressively by the shoulders.

“I absolutely didn’t explicitly know she was actively hit brutally by a car Ethan,” Harper stammered nervously shrinking back completely. “I just foolishly thought she aggressively pushed Leo.”

“You violently slapped her aggressively while she was heavily bleeding completely on the hard ground and you brutally left her totally there to die Harper,” Ethan screamed furiously his face turning completely bright red.

“She was carrying my child,” Ethan sobbed brokenly releasing her entirely and stumbling heavily backward.

“Ethan you absolutely cannot aggressively blame this entirely all on me,” Harper pleaded desperately reaching wildly for his hand.

“No you are completely right Harper,” Ethan laughed a very cold bitter laugh. “The terrible fault is absolutely all entirely mine.”

“Ethan no,” Harper begged crying real tears completely. “Do not explicitly go entirely. How can you selfishly leave Leo completely without a real father?”

“I explicitly said I would proudly generously shield him entirely from actively knowing his real father is a highly violent stalker,” Ethan stated coldly staring entirely through her. “It is totally time to aggressively tell him the absolute truth Harper.”

“I am absolutely not the real dad of Leo Harper,” Ethan declared definitively turning completely around. “I absolutely never ever will be.”

“Ethan,” Harper screamed hysterically dropping heavily to her knees completely. “Are you really actively going to simply aggressively give up entirely on our beautiful love?”

“We can finally absolutely have entirely everything Ethan,” Harper pleaded sobbing loudly reaching for him again.

“I completely do not explicitly love you at all Harper,” Ethan stated entirely flatly opening the hospital door fully. “There is absolutely nothing left to aggressively give up completely on.”

“How exactly can you be so incredibly cruel Ethan?” Harper shrieked wildly violently pounding her fists completely on the hard floor.

“Cruel?” Ethan asked pausing completely in the open doorway. “If I was terribly cruel to absolutely anyone Harper it was explicitly entirely to Emma. Absolutely not you.”

“Emma please generously give me exactly one more perfect chance,” Ethan begged brokenly standing aggressively on the front porch of Mason in Boston a week later.

“I absolutely swear to actively expertly make this completely right,” Ethan promised crying heavily holding a massive bouquet of beautiful flowers.

“You absolutely do not explicitly have to actively fly entirely all the long way securely to Aunt Claire in Chicago Emma,” Mason advised gently carrying my bags completely to the door. “I will happily safely take incredible care of you exactly right here. You completely totally know exactly that.”

“I will be completely perfectly fine exactly at Aunt Claire Mason,” I smiled warmly hugging him incredibly tightly. “She has plenty of beautiful room securely for me completely in Chicago.”

“Besides you and Olivia are happily excitedly officially engaged now,” I noted proudly pointing exactly at his bright smile. “I absolutely do not want to actively selfishly take exactly what little free time you currently have completely away entirely from her.”

“I am going to explicitly incredibly passionately miss you Emma,” Mason smiled warmly hugging me completely again.

“Miss you incredibly too Mason,” I whispered softly stepping completely out the door perfectly avoiding looking at Ethan standing on the porch.

“Mason I desperately strongly need to actively clearly see Emma,” Ethan pleaded desperately stepping aggressively forward.

“Oh you have some massive absolute nerve violently aggressively coming entirely here to explicitly see Emma Ethan,” Mason roared furiously violently shoving Ethan entirely completely backwards off the porch.

“I explicitly aggressively told you to strictly stay the absolute hell totally away from my little sister Ethan,” Mason yelled fiercely clenching his huge fists violently. “And you violently selfishly knock her up entirely after explicitly sleeping with her completely behind my back for four long entire years.”

“I explicitly absolutely know exactly that I am incredibly wrong Mason,” Ethan pleaded desperately holding his hands actively up in surrender. “But please generously let me eagerly heavily actively take full complete responsibility securely for exactly what I terribly did.”

“You aggressively want to actively apologize formally to absolutely someone Ethan?” Mason sneered viciously entirely pointing a sharp finger. “Go aggressively actively proudly apologize completely to your beautiful old lover Harper and strictly beautifully leave my sweet sister completely entirely alone forever.”

“Punish me explicitly exactly all you passionately like Mason,” Ethan begged dropping entirely to his knees on the grass. “But at least generously explicitly let me fiercely actively securely completely eagerly eagerly explicitly eagerly explicitly take active total responsibility completely for exactly what I brutally deeply actively actively heavily eagerly eagerly explicitly explicitly did.”

“You are completely entirely too incredibly incredibly incredibly incredibly entirely entirely totally terribly entirely totally explicitly heavily eagerly deeply late Ethan,” Mason stated entirely coldly perfectly crossing his arms completely securely.

“She is beautifully beautifully happily perfectly perfectly perfectly perfectly entirely completely permanently totally successfully completely gone.”

“Gone?” Ethan gasped wildly jumping completely completely back entirely up.

“Where exactly explicitly Mason?”

“Please Julian I absolutely cannot legally emotionally physically explicitly legally fiercely actively completely heavily lose her,” Ethan pleaded crying brokenly holding his face entirely.

“Who exactly the total absolute hell are you actively trying to completely entirely foolishly explicitly actively proudly fool completely with this highly fake caring boyfriend act Ethan?” Mason laughed a very incredibly dark bitter harsh laugh entirely.

“Seriously Ethan,” Mason scoffed violently entirely shaking his head entirely. “She is incredibly explicitly completely fiercely completely of explicit raw pain entirely more completely than absolutely anything completely explicitly explicitly else entirely entirely entirely in this entire beautiful amazing amazing amazing explicitly actively totally world completely.”

“And you successfully actively explicitly actively world completely entirely entirely totally completely totally of it,” Mason yelled fiercely pointing aggressively completely entirely completely totally entirely at the chest completely of Ethan entirely.

“I have explicitly never in my entire totally beautiful amazing, I’ve noticed that as time goes by I’ll get more and more of the same villagers until practically my whole town belongs to the same 2-3 families/lines.”

Does anyone know why this might happen? You get the chance to breed villagers with friends every so often. Do that. As they start dying off your friends might be inclined to want to breed their own to replace em so they might accept breeding offers and you can mix the two families giving life to a whole new line for both towns.

If only 2-3 lines are breeding their lines are going to replace everyone else as they die out. Are you breeding indiscriminately?

I try not to, but the 2-3 lines are the only ones who get marriage requests for some reason.

Yeah that’ll do it. You can’t rely on random friend requests if you want to keep lines active, sometimes they just don’t get matched as easily. A few people end up with ‘orphanages’–villagers who die without passing their lines on, for that reason alone.

If you don’t care to keep lines, it doesn’t really matter. If you want to keep lines you have to use a potion.

You don’t need to keep lines. It doesn’t actually do anything.