Chapter 48


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    ‘Cayden, I’m sorry- I’m so sorry about what happened, but | promise | didn’t want your mommy to leave. | love her so much,” |


    said honestly. | didn’t want to lie to him.


    “| was so confused at the time and made a mistake that | regret, but | didn’t want to hurt Love because she was my everything. |


    didn’t know she had you in her stomach when she left. | don’t think she did either,” | said sincerely. He visibly swallowed, his lips


    slightly quivering, and his eyes filled with unshed tears.


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    “| love you, and | want to be part of your lives, all of you. But, | don’t want you to pretend to like me when you don’t because even


    if you’re mean or don’t like me | won’t leave you. You and Sra are my world now,” | told him and kissed his temple. Cayden


    gave me a slight smile that instantly warmed my insides. It was insane how much | loved them already. A few weeks ago, | didn’t


    know of their existence, and now, I’d walk through fire for them, kill for them, and I''d die for them without a second thought. My


    feelings for them were overwhelming because I’d never known them before. | was unsure how to navigate around them, but |


    knew one thing for sure, they were my whole


    universe.


    “Thank you for telling me how you felt,” | said. | was happy we our father-son talk. | was happier that he was a boy who expres


    his feelings without fear. Truly my son.


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    Thank you for listening,”


    We stared at each other for a while until we heard footsteps appea on the door. Love and Sra nced at each other before


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    Everything alright?” Love asked, walking in, | got to my feet and


    opened my arms to Sra. She smiled and jumped into them.


    “Yeah, all good here,” My son and | said at once. | nced down at him with a smile.”


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    David’s Jealousy


    I stood on the veranda, ready to say bye to the kids as they loaded their school bags in Ellis’ car.


    They hugged me, and | told them to have a great day ahead and watch out for each other.


    Ellis walked over to me from his car, his gaze roaming over me as he stopped in front of me, ” Thank you for this morning...” his


    voice was soft, ” And for everything else,”


    | took a step back as we were a little too close, and this proximity was making it hard for me to breathe. | wondered briefly what


    he was going to say or do. He leaned in and kissed my cheek, making my heart race. I’m sure he could hear it. Ellis opened his


    mouth to speak when | heard a speeding car towards the driveway. David''s car.


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    David was out of the car before it could even park properly. He was ring at Ellis, who red back.


    Um, you can go before they arete for school,” | said. | wasn’t ready for any confrontations between the two today. Ellis raised


    an eyebrow at me and then nodded. He went to the car and put the kids in ar


    boosters.


    Good morning, babe,” David said, giving me a searing kiss. |


    him back. | heard the aggressive revival of the engine from Ellis red at him. He was furious. | held David’s hand, leading him


    in


    the house. ?


    “Did Ellis Carter spend the night here?” David scowled. He notic how Ellis’ natural scent dominated the house.


    “No, he didn’t spend the night. He only came in the morning. He asked if he could take the kids to school, and | said yes,” | told


    him


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    He exhaled and stopped walking.


    Don’t you think this is confusing the kids? You know how kids are. They will expect this to be their new normal when it isn’t. Love,


    he has


    a mate and is not part of this family, he said gently.