تسجيل الدخولHis response came fast: "Understood. Business only. I'm sending the full proposal to David tonight. Look it over. Think about it. No pressure for more than a conversation." I put my phone away and tried to focus on the twins. On the immediate present of block towers and snack time and the countdown
"He just needed to talk to Mommy about grown-up stuff. He'll see you Saturday." I sat on the floor with them, helped James with the block tower that kept falling. "Do you miss him when he's not here?" "Yes." August said it seriously. "I like when Daddy is here. He reads good and he knows about rock
"Grace." Carter looked at me with such desperation it hurt. "I'm asking for permission to tell my sons the truth about why I wasn't there when they were born. I'm asking to take responsibility for the biggest mistake of my life. Why won't you let me do that?" "Because taking responsibility to your
GRACE'S POV Carter showed up at my door Tuesday afternoon which was not his normal day. I answered already forming the question about why he was here unscheduled when I saw his face. He looked like he hadn't slept since Saturday when we'd told the twins the truth about him being their father. "We
"How can you be sure?" I needed her certainty. "Because I'm watching you with them. I'm watching you be exactly the father they need. That relationship, that's real. That's what they'll hold onto even when they learn the beginning was complicated." She took a breath. "But Carter, we're not having t
We talked for another thirty minutes. Dr. Chen walked me through grounding exercises for the panic attack. Reminded me of the coping strategies we'd worked on. Made me commit to coming to her office tomorrow for an in-person session because clearly I needed more than phone check-ins right now. By t







