Gemma felt suffocated in a mess she had made around her. She often questioned if she would have just listened more, if she would have not commented and simply remained distant from Conner when given the chance to make that seemingly damning decision. However, what had been set forth was unable to be taken back-even if she begged God for all of this to be some horrible dream. To make matters worse, as she waited for her children to emerge from their school, she could see Paulette make her way towards Gemma’s car. Many times before this, Gemma would pretend to be on her phone, or simply drive away and act as though she didn’t see her-but with her having seen Conner and Gemma within the church, she knew she was at her mercy in keeping details about her lover away from her husband. Although sh
