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**DAMIEN**Sunday morning, Damien sat in Dr. Chen's office feeling defensive before the session even began."Tell me what's on your mind," Dr. Chen said, settling into his chair with that patient expression that usually meant he was about to push Damien into uncomfortable territory."I'm frustrated. With Isabella. With this whole situation.""What specifically frustrates you?""The control. I can't make any decisions about my own daughter without running them past Isabella first. I brought my father to meet Lily yesterday, and Isabella acted like I'd committed a crime.""Did you discuss it with her beforehand?""No, but—""Then she had a right to be upset. You violated the agreement you'd made about communication."Damien slouched in his chair, knowing Dr. Chen was right but hating to admit it. "I just wanted Lily to meet her grandfather. My father is nothing like my mother. He's kind, gentle. He would never hurt her.""That may be true. But it wasn't your decision to make alone." Dr.
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**ISABELLA**Three weeks into their new routine, Isabella began to relax. Slightly. Damien showed up every Wednesday and Saturday without fail, always on time, always prepared with activities or books or small surprises that delighted Lily. He texted every evening to say goodnight to his daughter, never pushing for more than Isabella offered.He was being consistent. Reliable. Everything Isabella had needed him to be four years ago.It should have made her happy. Instead, it made her wary. Waiting for the other shoe to drop, for him to revert to the cold, distant man she'd known."You're doing the thing again," Grace observed during their Friday girls' night. Lily was asleep in Isabella's room, and they were sprawled on the couch with wine and takeout."What thing?""The thing where you convince yourself that anything good is temporary. That you're waiting for disaster.""I'm being realistic. People don't change overnight.""It's been almost a month, not overnight. And from what you'v
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**DAMIEN**Wednesday couldn't come fast enough. Damien found himself watching the clock at work, counting down hours until he could see Lily again. It was a foreign feeling—wanting something more than work, prioritizing anything above the endless stream of meetings and deals that had consumed his life for years."You're distracted," James, his business partner, observed during their afternoon meeting. "Third time I've had to repeat myself. What's going on?"Damien hesitated. He hadn't told anyone at work about Lily yet. The fewer people who knew, the less chance of it becoming gossip or reaching the press before he was ready."Personal matter. Nothing that affects business.""Does this personal matter have anything to do with why you ended your engagement?"Word had spread quickly about that. Sophia had made sure of it, telling anyone who'd listen that Damien had blindsided her, that he'd changed, that something was going on with his ex-wife."Yes. But I'm not ready to discuss it yet.
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**ISABELLA**The drive home from the park felt surreal. Isabella kept glancing in the rearview mirror at Lily, who'd fallen asleep clutching the bracelet Damien had given her. The silver charms caught the afternoon light, winking with each breath her daughter took.It had gone well. Better than Isabella had dared to hope. Damien had been patient, attentive, genuinely interested in everything Lily said. He'd let her set the pace, hadn't pushed for physical affection, had listened like every word from her mouth was precious.And that hug. God, that spontaneous hug had nearly destroyed Isabella. Watching her daughter wrap her small arms around the man who'd broken Isabella's heart, seeing Damien's face crack with emotion as he held their child for the first time—it was too much and not enough all at once.Isabella pulled into their apartment building's parking lot and sat for a moment, trying to process everything. Her phone buzzed with a text from Damien."Thank you. Thank you for givin
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**LILY**The man walking toward them was tall. Really tall. Taller than Lily remembered from the picture on her nightstand. He had dark hair like hers and was wearing a blue sweater that looked soft. His shoes were shiny and clean, not like Mama's sneakers that had dirt on them from the park.Lily's tummy felt funny. Like butterflies but also like when she ate too much candy. Mama called it "nervous," but nervous felt too small a word for this big feeling.This was her daddy. The daddy she'd been asking about forever. The daddy Sophie had but Lily didn't. The daddy who was supposed to read her stories and give her piggyback rides and teach her things.But he was also a stranger. And Mama said strangers could be scary."Are you scared?" Mama asked, kneeling down so their faces were close.Lily nodded. Her voice felt stuck in her throat, like when she tried to talk in her bad dreams.Mama said something about being brave. Lily tried to listen, but her heart was beating so loud in her ea
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**ISABELLA - Day 1**Sunday morning, Isabella woke to Lily jumping on her bed again, but this time she was ready for it. Sort of."Mama! Can we call Daddy today?"Isabella's eyes shot open. "What? No, baby. We talked about this. We're going to wait a little bit before you meet him.""But you met him yesterday. Why can't I meet him too?""Because..." Isabella sat up, trying to formulate an answer that would satisfy a four-year-old's logic. "Because grown-ups need to talk about important things first. Your daddy and I needed to discuss how to make sure meeting him is good for you.""Is he nice? You didn't tell me if he's nice."Isabella thought about Damien's vulnerability yesterday, his admissions of cowardice, his promise to try. "I think he's trying to be nice. He wants to meet you very much.""Then let's go see him today!""Not today, Lily. I promise, it'll be soon. Now go play while Mama makes breakfast."After Lily reluctantly left, Isabella called Dr. Paula."I told him about Lil
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