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Chapter 88 – Baby’s First Steps
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LENAI didn’t plan to stay the night.I told myself I would check on Billy, make sure he was stable, then go with the kids. That was the logical thing to do. The responsible thing.But logic hasn’t exactly been steering my life lately.Ava offered to take the children back to her place. She said it gently, like she knew I was being pulled in too many directions at once.“I can handle them,” she insisted. “They’ll be fine with me.”Before I could answer, Roman stepped in.“I’ll take them,” he said calmly.Ava looked at him, surprised. I looked at him too.“It’s late,” he added. “They’re exhausted. Let them sleep somewhere familiar.”Familiar.The word hung between us.The children were already leaning toward him without realizing it. Isabella had slipped her hand into his. Nathaniel was standing closer to him than to me. Benjamin was staring up at Roman with that quiet curiosity he always had.I saw it clearly in that moment.They missed him.Not in a dramatic way. Not in tears.Just i
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LENAThe door opened slowly, almost cautiously. I turned, half-expecting Ava with the kids. But it wasn’t her. It was Billy. He stood there in a hospital gown, one arm in a sling, a bruise darkening along his jaw, a nurse hovering nervously behind him like she wasn’t sure she should’ve allowed this. For a moment, no one spoke. Roman froze beside me. I felt my pulse in my throat. Billy looked from me to Roman, then back to me again. Not angry. Not shocked. Just… aware. “I figured,” he said quietly, his voice still a little rough, “if we’re going to keep having important conversations, we might as well stop doing them separately.” My heart squeezed painfully. “You shouldn’t be out of bed,” I said automatically, stepping toward him. The nurse sighed behind him. “Five minutes,” she warned before stepping away down the hall. Billy gave her a small nod and then walked slowly into the room, each step careful but steady. Roman straightened. For two men who technically had no r
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I stepped out of Billy’s hospital room feeling like my heart had been carefully opened and rearranged. His words were still echoing in my mind. You don’t erase Roman to love me. And you don’t erase me to love him. You just decide where you belong. I wasn’t sure if that comforted me or terrified me more. I walked slowly down the hallway toward the cafeteria, where Ava had taken the kids. I could already imagine Isabella asking too many questions, Nathaniel pretending to be brave, Benjamin clinging to Ava’s hand. I turned the corner. And stopped. There he was. Roman. Standing a few feet away from me like he had been there all along. For a second, I forgot how to breathe. He looked different. Not physically—he was still perfectly put together, dark coat, steady posture—but there was something softer in his expression. Less guarded. Less certain. “What are you doing here?” I asked before I could stop myself. He didn’t answer right away. He just looked at me like he was confir
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LENA I wasn’t supposed to come back. That was the whole point of leaving. I had told myself I needed distance. Space. A clean line between my old life and whatever I was trying to build. But seven days after we arrived at the beach house, I found myself gripping the steering wheel again, driving in the opposite direction. Back. The kids were in the backseat, quieter than usual. The excitement of the beach had softened into something more watchful. They could sense when something was wrong, even if I tried to hide it. “Are we visiting Daddy Billy?” Isabella asked gently. I glanced at her in the rearview mirror. “Yes,” I said. “Is he still sick?” Nathaniel asked. “He had an accident,” I replied carefully. “But he’s awake now.” Benjamin hugged his stuffed bear tightly. “Is he going to be okay?” The question felt too big. “I hope so,” I said honestly. The drive felt longer this time. Maybe because my thoughts were louder. Ava had kept me updated every day. The first two day
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LENAThe first morning at the beach house, I woke up before the kids.For a few seconds, I didn’t remember where I was.The ceiling was different. The air smelled faintly of salt and wood instead of the clean, polished scent of the villa. The sound that replaced distant traffic was softer, rhythmic.Waves.I lay still, listening.I had been so worried before coming here. Worried that I was being reckless. That I was dragging my children into uncertainty just because I couldn’t sort out my own heart. I kept imagining things going wrong—the house not being safe, the neighborhood being unfriendly, the kids feeling lonely or confused.But as I walked into their small shared bedroom and saw them tangled together in sleep, faces peaceful, I felt something loosen inside my chest.Maybe this wasn’t a mistake.When they woke up and realized we were actually at the beach, the house filled with laughter so quickly it almost felt unreal.“Mommy! I can hear it!” Isabella shouted, pressing her ear
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IVYThe morning I decided to leave, the house felt unusually quiet.Not because the children were calm—they never were—but because my heart had already made the decision before my mind could catch up.I stood in the living room, staring at the packed suitcases lined up neatly by the door. Three small ones for the kids. One medium for me. Isabella was the first to notice.“Mommy?” she asked, her eyes landing on the luggage. “Are we going somewhere?”I forced a gentle smile. “Yes, sweetheart.”“Where?”Nathaniel walked in behind her, frowning slightly. “Why are the bags here?”Benjamin trailed after them, rubbing his eyes.I knelt down so I could look at all three of them.“We’re going on a little trip,” I said.“A trip?” Isabella’s face brightened for a second. Then confusion replaced it. “Is Uncle Billy coming?”The question hit softly but directly.Nathaniel looked at me carefully. “What about Daddy Billy?” he repeated.Benjamin’s lower lip trembled slightly. “I want Daddy Billy.”M
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