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,

was not made of stone, thought about the circumstances of his birth and couldn't

adult, she couldn't cry;

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

clung to her hand, tears still streaming down,

in the

Nolan's fault... couldn't...

held back anymore; she

a child be so understanding,

always said

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adore such

Cadored Nolan. Who

his own mother content

if she had cried out four

inarticulateness,

for this embrace from Zoey, not as a teacher, but

saw on the

he had to endure, had to be well-behaved, to win

small window in the hospital

didn't enter, just leaned

felt numb from standing

to stay or leave. Four years ago, he could read her emotions effortlessly; now, he was

him once made it painfully obvious when she

was a gap in his heart that

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