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Bobs his hand up at gresion of the son of as siting togenties by far pred
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“ding & pofonu gelo tu sanie “Go to go Store & ged my eut sippet off.”
# giggle and waren him walks into the Bontec (attriad ways something as he passes hum by and presents to swing a
punch, Want lunghe and longe walling
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* bas du w up to meeting and trappers. You okay? “Uh bun.” I sud
“You knoor, I thought you’d changed. I tell him.
“What do you ran?
“You’re all so angry at work?“
“I’m assertive, there’s a difference, and what would make you think I’ve changed?”
“Well you’re a big pussy cat with the kids”
“I’m no different, Seraphina. I’m exactly the same person I’ve always been.” He frowns at me as if having an epiphany. “Has it ever occurred to you that you didn’t know the real me back then?” I stare at him, confused.
No, it hadn’t
“Do you want me to pull down your pants? He raises a suggestive eyebrow.
“No.” I smirk. “I’ve got it”
The pink glow lights up the lake, and I smile into the user. The kits are chattering away as Gabriel cooks steak on the grill, and a new sense of calm has fallen over me
It’s like the unknown has begun to seal itself to me……to us,
Seeing the children with hum… Everything has dangut. Maybe it’s my talk with Mark today, maybe it’s the drugs, maybe I’m just really fucking high
But for the entirety of my pregnancy and Be Children’s Ilves, I have Bond in fear, that Gabriel would find out about them… that the children would find one i test to them that my premes world discover who the father in That he
would take the kids from a
Suddenly, the only thing surmanding me as fmath, and is use: 3 half as horrendous as I’d envisaget, in fact, it’s been
cathartic
A hinge weight of anger, regres and fear has non ifted from my shoulder’s, and for the first time in seven years, I
feel free
“Like this.” Gabriel says. He uses the lungs and flps the steak was and then passes them in Dominte. I watch on as Dom carefully fugs the seak, marking so hard that his inthe ungue is string out.
Gabriel’s tuned rests on Don’s shoulder as
Dom sades proudly feeling so grow up
- on. “Goud, yes, like that.”
Tonagh has be pretty awenta After last night, we’re all exhausted, and quie honestly, I just can’t wait to get
red over stod sit it on the table, Lucia dishes me some salad out to my
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“Well…” I look around proudly. “Look at us being all civilized.”
Gabriel smiles proudly, he has a certain twinkle in his eyes whenever things run smooth.
We sit together as we eat, the four of us on the lake as the sun goes down. And even in a cast, I have a lot to be grateful for.
“Good night. I love you.”
“Love you too, Mom.”
I kiss the kids and Gabriel disappears with them to tuck them into bed.
I hop into the bathroom and go to the toilet. I’m getting the hang of this hopping thing. I need a shower, but…
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