I Was 8 Months Pregnant When My Husband Traded Our Family for a Fitness Model – The Gift I Sent to Their Wedding Altar Left the Guests in Total Shock

“No.” I forced a smile. “I can manage.”

What I meant was: I had seven children watching me. Pride was much cheaper than humiliation.

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I looked across the parking lot at the little park beside the grocery store.

“Okay,” I said, turning in my seat. “Margot, take everyone to the benches. Stay where I can see you.”

Pride was much cheaper than humiliation.

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George frowned. “Why?”

“Because I need to make a phone call, and I can’t do it with all of you breathing on me.”

I dug through my purse and came up with a handful of change. “Ice cream cones. One each, and no one runs. No one leaves the benches once they sit down. Margot, you in charge, hon.”