AriaI left the office pissed, and that alone annoyed me even more. Damiano shouldn’t have the power to ruin my day. He shouldn’t even be a thought.Yet somehow, every time I saw him, he stirred something messy and ugly inside me, anger, fear, memories I’d locked away.I exhaled sharply as I unlocked my apartment door. Enough! Not today. Today isn’t about him. Today is about Arthur.His graduation.And nothing, absolutely nothing, was going to ruin that. I pushed the door open and the living room came into view there he was, sitting stiffly on the couch. Hands crossed. Tiny shoes polished.Little blue shirt tucked neatly into his shorts. Sulking like a miniature old man.My heart squeezed, Then he saw me. He jumped up immediately. “Mom!”“I’m here!”“You’re late!” he yelled, pointing at the wall clock. “It’s past 2 p.m.!”I blinked. Right, the ceremony started at two. “I’m sorry, sweetie,” I rushed over and crouched down. “Work got crazy.”“Where’s nanny Mira?” I asked, looking around
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