Rehab Montage

The next year flew by. Katie was born. And Elizabeth's life was consumed by two things: taking care of her children, and helping Jamaal get back to one-hundred percent. It left very little time for Douglas.

But yet, Douglas delayed the inevitable. He'd wanted to end things before Katie was born, but he was grateful to Jamaal for saving Elizabeth's life. And adding one more thing onto Elizabeth's plate would have been especially cruel, even for Douglas.

So he raised the kids half the day while Elizabeth was helping Jamaal rehab, and he bided his time. And every victory Elizabeth loudly exulted over, Douglas silently cherished. And when Jamaal walked through his door, ate dinner with Douglas's wife and children as if they were his family, and spent the night in bed with Elizabeth, both of them mating throughout the night, Douglas knew his moment had come.