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."

so labored, no

whose heart was not made of stone, thought about the circumstances of his birth

as the adult, she couldn't

Something happened back then, and I forgot about you, Nolan. I'm so sorry, it's

tears still streaming down,

the eyes of

fault... couldn't...

tears couldn't be held back anymore; she pulled him onto the bed, hugging him

understanding, so much so it

and Carol always

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such a

Cadored Nolan. Who

his own mother content

feeling as if she had

cursing her own inarticulateness, unable to voice her feelings

this embrace from Zoey, not

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

had forgotten him; he had to endure, had to be well-behaved, to win

window in the hospital room door,

didn't enter, just leaned

felt numb

still unsure if she wanted to stay or leave.

loved him once made it painfully obvious when she

was a gap in his