At the Browns, Briena was getting ready as she looked at Ivan, who was leaving for the office without even looking at her.
"Ivan, we have a doctor's visit at noon for the prenatal checkup," she said. "I will come to your office, and we can go together."
He didn't look at her but said, "I have a meeting. You can go on your own."
"Ivan," she raised her voice, "not even once have you ever come to the doctor's with me. Aren't they both our babies? Not mine alone."
"That only you know," he said and walked out of the room.
Since they married, they had shared the room for the sake of it, but there was no affection between them like husband and wife. Briena had tried her best to get close to him, but he always pushed her away, treating her more like a stranger. Other members of the Brown family treated her the same.
