After being reborn, I make up my mind to stop chasing after my husband and daughter

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I was tense, struggling with the whole divorce thing. I thought I was doing fine, but I wasn’t at all. Truly composed people didn’t need to comfort themselves every single day.

Nathan’s tight embrace finally made me let go of all that tension. I leaned into him, letting myself be held. Maybe it wasn’t just him who needed this; I did, too.

I soothingly ran my hand over his back, but Nathan didn’t loosen his hold. Instead, his lips, warm and urgent, found my ear.

I tensed up all over. Nathan released me from his embrace, then cupped my face in both hands, covering my lips with his. This was the first time I’d kissed anyone besides Jared.

Nathan moved slowly, as if he was afraid of being too forward, watching my response, worried I might push him away.

He cradled my face, kissing me again and again for a while. Nathan’s breathing grew heavy, his eyes dark and unreadable. He didn’t go any further, just reluctantly traced his fingers over my cheek, giving it a gentle pinch. “You should head back soon.”

I savored the moment and then smiled. “Okay.”

“I’ll walk you down,” Nathan said, not even bothering to change his shoes as he pressed the

elevator button for me.

his face still flushed, I reached up and touched my own. Crap, mine was red,

I bent down to get in, and he leaned against the door, gazing down at me.

the door closed, I drove off, my heart

running on hormones. Sure, there was some real emotion,

accept his feelings and stop making up stories in my head about what

gave me a little, I’d want to give back a whole lot, always worried

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money, that I was sweet and

laugh at myself. Just because I gave something, it

way. If one pushes her feeling onto a guy, it’ll freak him out, push him away, or make him want to bolt. I was not going to give

take me to the court. He was dressed in sportswear, looking so young and full of life, all that

display.