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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.

dwell on it. I never want to dwell on it. It was now in

dragged me out of the guilt I was starting to sink into again, her gaze went from my stomach to

dmy stomach. "She's

you told her I can't wait to see

tell her now

one. When you come, we'd do so much painting together. I'll make your hair and feed your food to you. You can even sleep with me in my room and on my bed. We'd cuddle and watch so many cartoon shows together." Then she added

heartily. "What if it turns out

love him and do stuff with him.

my head, laughing. "Oh Amie. The baby is

tilted her

laughs she had

spoke with daddy, earlier too,"

"You did?"

in just after you left. I showed him my recent paintings and he said they were beautiful and that I was creative." "That's sweet," I told her as I glanced

fine. I was relieved but that hollow feeling that only his presence and soothing voice could fill remained. A quite sigh

Amie fell asleep so I left for home. On my way out of the hospital,

I stopped a taxi,

But then he would

didn't regret tell

him.

had heard it

it would have angered him and then his anger would

of relief in his eyes after I tell him about the hospital bills that had been cleared. I had not expected that he would glare up like

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