Fair Balance

It was impossible to get Judy to sleep if she was not being cuddled. Susan would usually do the most for Judy, just to appease her to fall asleep, yet this man had easily sent her to dreamland effortlessly.

Susan could not explain how upset she was. She could feel it in her bowel. Her insides twisted and turned in pain at the thought of this recent development. She stepped out of the bathroom and got dressed, only for her to see that Judy was still in Richard's arms. The look on his face spoke of contentment. He was fine by himself, sitting on a couch and staring into space while Judy slept peacefully on his shoulder. Susan had hardly ever seen her this peaceful. She wished that she could snatch her daughter away from Richard at once. She felt irked to the core.

''Shhh...'' Richard hushed Susan when she suddenly appeared in front of him, looking as if she wanted to continue with her ranting from where she stopped.

''Don't make a sound'' he added. Susan was taken aback by the way Richa