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On His Knees

Damian PovI came home to find Bella's suitcase by the door. Packed. Ready to go. My heart stopped."Bella" I called out. "Where are you""In the nursery" she said. Her voice was flat. Empty.I walked to the nursery. She was holding Nathan. Standing by the window. Looking out at the city."You're leaving" I said. It wasn't a question."I don't know" she said. "I think so. Yes""Don't" I said. "Please don't go""I can't do this anymore Damian" she said. She turned to look at me. Her eyes were red. Swollen from crying. "I can't keep living in fear. Can't keep fighting with you in public. Can't keep watching our lives fall apart""Then let me fix it" I said. "Let me make it better""You can't fix it" Bella said. "You've been trying for months. Nothing changes. The threats keep coming. The fighting keeps happening. You keep getting jealous and angry and violent""I'm not violent" I said."You punched a wall" Bella said. "You almost hit Ethan. Twice. You're one step away from becoming exac

Tires Slashed

Bella PovI woke up to yelling. Damian's voice. Angry. Loud.I got up from the chair in the nursery. Nathan was still sleeping. I went to see what was happening.Damian was at the front door. Talking to Marcus. The security guard. Both of them looked upset."What's going on" I asked."Your car" Marcus said. "Someone tried to slash the tires. We caught him"My stomach dropped. "What""A man was in the parking garage" Damian said. "He had a knife. He was cutting your tires. Marcus and another guard caught him before he could finish""Who was he" I asked."We don't know yet" Marcus said. "The police are questioning him now. But he had a photo of you in his pocket. And a note with the license plate of your car""Lila" I said. "She hired him. Just like she hired someone to try to run us off the road""We don't know that for sure" Damian said. "But yes. Probably"I sat down. My legs felt weak. Shaky. Someone was here. In our building. Trying to sabotage my car. Maybe planning to do worse."

Reaching For Daddy

Damian PovI woke up to the sound of Bella moving around. I looked at the clock. Six in the morning.I got up. I went to the nursery. Bella was there with Nathan. She had her coat on. The diaper bag over her shoulder."You're leaving" I said."I think so" Bella said. "Yes""Right now" I asked."Ethan has a car waiting downstairs" Bella said. "He's flying us to his villa this morning"My heart stopped. This was it. She was actually leaving. Taking Nathan and going to another man."Don't" I said. I walked toward her. "Please don't do this""I have to" Bella said. "For Nathan. For his safety""He's safe here" I said. "We caught the guy. The police are investigating. We have extra security""And tomorrow there will be another threat" Bella said. "And another one after that. This is never going to end as long as I'm with you""So that's it" I said. "You're choosing him. You're choosing Ethan""I'm choosing safety" Bella said. "I'm choosing a life where my son doesn't have to worry about pe

First Session

Damian PovI sat in the waiting room of Dr. Sarah Williams 's office staring at the motivational posters on the wall. One said "The first step to change is admitting you have a problem." I already knew I had a problem. I destroyed my marriage. I hurt the woman I loved. I brought danger to my son. The real question was whether I could actually fix any of it."Mr Roberts" a woman said. She stood in the doorway wearing glasses and a kind smile. "I'm Dr. Williams . Come on in."I followed her into her office. It was warm and comfortable with soft lighting and a couch that looked like it had heard a thousand confessions. I sat down and immediately felt awkward. I didn't know how to do this. How to talk about my feelings. How to admit out loud all the terrible things I had done."So Damian" Dr. Williams said. She sat across from me with a notebook. "Tell me why you're here.""My wife......my ex wife made me come" I said. "Well she didn't make me exactly but she said if I didn't get help we

The Vogue Shoot

Bella PovI was feeding Nathan when my phone rang. My agent Miranda. I put the phone on speaker while Nathan nursed."Bella I have incredible news" Miranda said. She sounded excited. "Vogue wants you for their September cover. The comeback issue. Mother and model. It's huge."My heart jumped. Vogue. The biggest magazine in fashion. The shoot every model dreamed about."When" I asked."Three weeks from now" Miranda said. "In Milan. Five day shoot. They want the whole transformation story. Pregnancy to postpartum to fierce.""Milan" I said. My excitement dimmed. "I can't leave Nathan for five days. He's only two months old.""Bring a nanny" Miranda said. "Or bring Damian. Whatever you need. But Bella this is the opportunity of a lifetime. Ethan Brooks is photographing. He specifically requested you.""Ethan requested me" I said."He's been talking you up to everyone" Miranda said. "He told Vogue you're the future of modeling. That you represent real women. Real beauty. They ate it up."

Gloria's Visit

Damian PovI had just gotten Nathan down for his morning nap when the doorbell rang. I checked the camera. My mother Gloria stood there in an expensive coat holding a designer bag. I groaned. I hadn't told her Bella was out of town because I knew she would show up exactly like this.I opened the door. "Mom. What are you doing here.""I came to meet my grandson" Gloria said. She pushed past me into the penthouse. "You've been hiding him from me for two months. I have a right to meet my own grandchild.""I wasn't hiding him" I said. "Things have been complicated.""Because of that woman" Gloria said. She looked around the penthouse like she was inspecting it. "Where is she anyway. Too busy with her modeling career to take care of her own child.""Bella is working" I said. My voice got hard. "She's in Milan for a shoot. I'm watching Nathan.""You're watching him alone" Gloria said. She raised her eyebrows. "Does she not trust a nanny. Or does she not trust you.""It was my idea" I said.

The Photoshoot

Bella PovMilan was beautiful. The hotel was luxury. The studio was professional. Everything should have been perfect but I couldn't stop worrying about Nathan. I texted Damian constantly. He sent photos and videos every few hours. Nathan eating. Nathan sleeping. Nathan playing. Everything seemed fine but I still felt anxious being so far away.The first day of the shoot was just test shots. Ethan was the photographer like Miranda said. He greeted me with a huge smile and a hug that lasted a second too long."Bella you look absolutely stunning" he said. "Motherhood suits you. You're glowing.""I'm exhausted" I said. "I barely slept on the plane.""It doesn't show" Ethan said. "Trust me. The camera is going to love you even more now."The makeup artist and stylist took over. They did my hair and face and dressed me in designer clothes. When I looked in the mirror I barely recognized myself. I looked like the old Bella. The model. The professional. Not the tired mom covered in spit up.

Counting to Thirty

Damian PovNathan was crying in his crib when my phone buzzed with a notification. Someone had tagged me in a video. I picked up Nathan and checked my phone at the same time. The video started playing automatically.It was Bella and Ethan at the photoshoot. They were laughing together. She looked beautiful and happy and relaxed. Ethan said something and she threw her head back laughing. His hand was on her shoulder. They looked like a couple. The caption said "New love alert? Bella Morgan and photographer Ethan Brooks looking cozy in Milan."My chest tightened. My hands started shaking. The old me would have called Bella immediately and demanded to know what was going on. The old me would have yelled and accused and made everything worse. But Dr. Williams had given me tools to deal with moments like this. She said to count to ten before reacting to anything that made me angry or jealous.I started counting while I bounced Nathan on my hip. One. Two. Three. The video kept playing. Etha

Tanya's Visit

Bella PovTanya showed up at my apartment unannounced on Saturday morning with coffee and bagels and a look on her face that said she wanted to talk about something serious. I let her in and we sat at the kitchen table while Nathan played on his activity mat on the floor."So" Tanya said. She sipped her coffee and looked at me over the rim. "You've been back from Milan for a week and you haven't called me once. What's going on.""Nothing's going on" I said. "I've just been busy with Nathan and work.""And Damian" Tanya said. She raised her eyebrows. "I saw the video of you and Ethan. Very cozy. How did Damian react.""He didn't" I said. "That's the weird part. He saw it and he just......didn't react. He counted to thirty like his therapist taught him and then he moved on.""He counted to thirty" Tanya repeated. "Like literally counted.""That's what he said" I said. "He's doing this whole therapy thing and learning coping mechanisms for his jealousy. And it's actually working I think.

Transparency

Damian PovI was making breakfast when my phone buzzed with a text from an unknown number. I opened it while I flipped pancakes on the griddle. The message said "Damian, it's Sophia. I got a new phone in prison. I wanted to reach out because I owe you an apology. I'm sorry for everything. For trying to sabotage your relationship with Bella. For working with Lila. For the smear campaign. You deserved better from me. I let my feelings cloud my judgment and I hurt people. I'm working on myself in here. I hope you and Bella find happiness. You both deserve it."I stared at the message for a long time. The old me would have deleted it immediately and never mentioned it to anyone. The old me kept secrets. The new me was trying to be transparent about everything.I screenshot the message and texted it to Bella. "Just got this from Sophia. Thought you should see it."Bella was at her apartment but she texted back immediately. "Wow. That's unexpected.""Yeah" I texted back. "Want to talk about

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