Chapter Twenty-One

DAMIEN'S POVThree weeks after Lily was born, Emma filed for expanded visitation rights with Nathan.My lawyer called on a Tuesday morning while I was at Olivia's apartment for the scheduled visit. I stepped into the hallway to take it."She's claiming the current arrangement limits Nathan's connection to his maternal family," my lawyer said. "She wants biweekly overnight visits starting at six weeks.""He's four weeks old.""I know. The filing is aggressive and unlikely to succeed at this stage. But she's establishing a paper trail.""Counter it. Full opposition. Nathan is four weeks old and overnights at this stage are medically inadvisable. Get a pediatric statement from his doctor.""Already on it. But Damien, she'll keep filing. This isn't going away."I knew that. Emma was methodical. She'd been building toward something since Catherine died and Nathan's existence gave her a permanent foothold. I'd underestimated how far she'd take it."Keep me updated," I said and went back ins

Chapter Twenty Two

OLIVIA'S POVGrace watched Lily for two hours on a Saturday afternoon so I could shower without listening for sounds and sit in my own living room without a baby attached to me.I lasted forty minutes before I missed her.I was standing in the kitchen making tea when Damien knocked. Scheduled visit, eleven o'clock. I'd forgotten to check the time.He came in with Nathan in the carrier against his chest and stopped when he saw my face."What happened?""Nothing. Grace has Lily. I was trying to have two hours to myself and I've spent forty minutes missing her."He looked at me with something that was almost amusement. "That doesn't go away.""Helpful.""It gets easier to sit with." He unclipped the carrier and settled Nathan against his shoulder. "You look better.""Than what?""Than three weeks ago. You had this look like you were running on reserves you weren't sure would last.""I was." I poured a second cup without thinking and pushed it across the counter to him. "The six week mark

Chapter Twenty-Three

DAMIEN'S POVI stayed for dinner.Olivia made pasta, the simple kind, olive oil and garlic and whatever was in the refrigerator. I sat at the kitchen counter with Nathan in the bassinet beside me and watched her move around the small kitchen with the ease of someone fully inhabiting their space.This was different from the Ross house. There she'd always been slightly careful, slightly aware of the edges of what she was allowed to occupy. Here everything was hers. The coffee cups hung in a specific order. The windowsill had three plants and the ultrasound image she'd never moved. The dish towels were mismatched and the good knife was in the wrong drawer and all of it was completely and specifically Olivia.I liked being in it."You're staring," she said without turning around."I'm watching you cook.""Same thing.""Different intention."She paused briefly at the stove. Just a pause. Then she kept stirring.The monitor on the counter crackled softly. Lily shifting in her sleep. We both

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Chapter Twenty-One

Chapter Twenty Two

Chapter Twenty-Three