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Silence hung in the air.
"Yes?" Teresa asked, dumbfounded.
Patrick nodded. "To be completely honest, yes."
"Yes to the fact that you think of me and our baby as a fill in for your first wife and daughter?"
"Yes."
Teresa crossed her arms. "How can you say that?"
"Don't you want me to be truthful."
"Well, of course I do, I just didn't think that you would actually feel like that!"
Patrick shrugged. "Sorry that I made you upset."
"Sorry? This is not something that you can just say 'sorry' to, Jane. This is a big deal. I cannot stay married to someone who is using me like that, especially one that is using my child."
Patrick sighed. "Listen, I know that you did not want to know the truth, but I told you anyway. Would you rather I had lied to you?"
Teresa shook her head. "Of course not, but..."
"Then let me explain the truth," Patrick leaned forward, "When we got married, after the hang over wore off, I was ecstatic about being married again. I thought it would be an interesting adventure, and set out to keep you as my wife as well. When you told me that you were pregnant, my happiness went up even higher. Yes, part of the reason for all my excitement is because I miss my wife and daughter. I miss being married and being a father. I have been missing it for a long time. So when this, well, second chance came along, I did not want to lose it. I did not want to get an annulment because I wanted to be your husband. And now I get the chance to have another child. But, yes, sometimes I do think that this is one big second chance for me, a chance to finally be happy again after so long living in the past."
Patrick looked up at Teresa, pleadingly. "But can you blame me for my feelings? They are only natural comparisons. If you had been previously married or in a serious relationship, you would be comparing me to that man. But I have never looked at you and seen my first wife. Nor will I treat our child the same way as I treated my daughter, I promise you this."
Teresa stared at him, silent.
After a minute, she answered, "Maybe it would be best if you went back to your apartment for the night, so I can think things over."
Patrick slowly nodded and stood up. He grabbed his jacket and headed for the door, and left.
Teresa just stood, looking at the door, and wondering she had made the right choice.
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