Dear Ex-wife Marry Me by Twin Bridge

Waking up, a whirlwind of thoughts stormed through her mind, such as the notion of leaving.

But what about the kid?

She had missed out on four years of Nolan's life, four years during which he constantly feared she'd abandon him again.

She considered taking him with her, but those years had been filled with Fitch's tireless care, always by his side. Would Nolan even want to leave his dad?

No matter how she looked at it, it was a catch-22.

Seeing Nolan's tears now twisted her heart like a knife.

Nolan approached, tears still tracing lines down his clear, innocent eyes.

Clutched in his hand was that photo-Zoey's photo.

The memory of Fitch saying how Nolan always carried her picture with him hit her hard.

Feeling as though she had been struck in her Achilles' heel, Zoey quickly lifted her hand, gently ruffling his hair.

"I'm not leaving."

Nolan looked up, his eyes filled with cautious hope. "For real?”

The hesitation in Zoey's heart vanished in an instant, and she nodded slowly.

Nolan's eyelashes fluttered, and his tears fell even faster.

"Why the tears again?"

"Happy... Mommy... wants... Nolan."

his speech so labored, no mother's

stone, thought about the

adult, she couldn't cry; she had to

and I forgot about you, Nolan. I'm so sorry, it's all

to her hand, tears still streaming

compassion in the eyes of

fault... couldn't... protect...

back anymore; she

could a child be so understanding, so much

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such

Cadored Nolan. Who

his own mother content

as if she had

inarticulateness, unable to voice

this embrace from Zoey, not as a teacher,

children he saw on the streets, nestled innocently in their mothers'

to endure, had to be well-behaved, to

the small window in the hospital room door, Fitch

leaned against the

felt numb from

wanted to stay or leave. Four

she loved him once made it painfully obvious when she

realization was a gap in his heart that couldn't