SHIMMA’S POV.“Don’t you want me to?” Mattias asked, and I could hear the frustration in his voice, like he was trying not to let it take over his words.I hissed softly, my gaze drifting toward the ceiling.“I do,” I said, I honestly really wanted to see him……more than anything. “More than you can imagine.” But my thoughts wouldn’t stop circling the reason I’d been holding myself back.“My mum isn’t ready to accommodate all of us at the same time. She doesn’t need anything that would remind her of him… and us being together…….me, you, the kids……,” I swallowed. “She might freak out again. And I don’t want that. Not after how hard she’s been trying to stay calm.”There was a long pause on the line.When Mattias finally spoke, his voice softened, but the sigh sounded heavy.“I understand you, Shimma,” he said, and I could sense how frustrated he was…….how he hated distance the way I did.“I’ve missed you too,” I admitted quickly, because if I didn’t say it, I’d collapse. “I’ve missed y
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