Chapter 35

Evelyn paced the hallway as she waited for the doctors to be through with Richard. After half an hour they were finally done and she was allowed to see him. " Richard honey are you okay, how are you feeling". Richard chuckled because Evelyn was acting like a mother hen but loved it. " Evelyn I'm okay, the meds reduced the pain, I'm just a little tired that's all," Richard said trying to sit up. Evelyn quickly helped him into a sitting position. "Richard I'm so sorry if I'd been home sooner, I would have............ maybe....." At this point Evelyn had began to cry and Richard pulled her closer to him and tried to convince her it wasn't her fault, but Evelyn refused to accept and she apologized profusely. Evelyn realized that she was just feeling guilty about sleeping with Alex, so she decided to tell Richard about it. "It's my fault because..... because........I......I...I..I wasn't there". Evelyn couldn't tell him. She didn't want to destroy her family and destroy him. She just cou