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It didn't take long to realize he was already failing at fatherhood elsewhere.

Yet he was the one helping keep a roof over their heads.

And it was about to become even harder not to have to rely on him.

Although we were using precautions, I got pregnant again.

Another child meant more to protect, while the man beside her seemed determined to avoid adulthood at all costs.

Tanya Redfield, The Riot Act.

It seemed likely that she could end up a single mother.

So Tanya started to get ready to run.

Again.

And if she was going to be hauling two kids around, she needed to be able to drive.

A simple task for most people.

For Tanya, it was another test of whether the life she built could withstand scrutiny.

She knew she fucked up, but it looked weirder if she tried to fix it.

So she did what she'd been doing the whole time, crossed her heart and rolled with it.

Tanya's in the driver's seat now, with one less thing to depend on Phil for once the baby comes.

Just a year and change after she welcomed Phil Jr.

into the world.

Her name?

Angela.

Tanya pushed forward alone, even with Phil still technically in the house.