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The moment the doctor stepped in, his gaze immediately rounded up on the seat that Aiden had been occupying.

"Where's he?"

"He left," then I added, "there was an emergency."

He nodded and we continued the session.

After my session, I made my way to Amie's room. As I headed there, I retrieved my phone from my bag and tried to reach Dennis again but his calls just kept going to voicemail.

When I stepped in, Amie smiled but she glanced behind me, her gaze lingering on the door. I knew she expected Aiden to step through the door like earlier.

But when the door remained close, she seemed to have a sigh of relief and her smile widened.

And my heart dropped. I briefly wondered if she would accept Aiden as her father. But I wouldn't know if I don't tell her, right? I just wasn't ready.

She respects him as she has been taught to respect everyone but I didn't think she fancied his presence.

I could see the question in her eyes whenever she glanced at Aiden or whenever he spoke but she had said nothing.

I knew she wanted to come to a conclusion before she asks me. But would I ever be ready? Would I ever be ready to answer her questions and tell her the truth when I'd told her that she didn't have a father?

Sometimes, remembering how I had denied Amie the protection and love of a father growing up and denied Aiden the opportunity to know his daughter made me feel like a witch.

on it. I never want to dwell on it. It was now in the past and I regret my

the guilt I was starting to sink into again, her gaze

reflexively rubber dmy stomach. "She's

told her I can't wait

can tell her now again if

feed your food to you. You can even sleep with me in my room

heartily. "What if it turns

bed. "It doesn't matter. I'll still love him and do stuff with him.

is so lucky to have you as an older

her

she had when one of the nurses told her jokes, the

with daddy, earlier too," she told

"You did?"

bobbed her head, grinning. "He calls me every morning. His call came in just after you left. I showed him my recent paintings and he

presence and soothing voice could fill remained. A

my way out of the hospital, I tried Dennis' line again but there was still no response from

a taxi, gave him the address to my

told him. But then he would have still found out. I sighed It

didn't

him.

heard it from

and then

all honesty, I had hoped to see a look of relief in his eyes after I tell him about the hospital bills that had been cleared. I had not expected that he

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