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"Abby turns three today. She's out of the hospital and I'm finally ready to meet her."

Mother smiles back at me. "It's very exciting. You could've met her before this."

"I know, but she's had such a lot to contend with. I want to be sure she's ready. That I'm ready."

"I think she'll be ready. She didn't miss a beat when she opened her eyes and saw me."

"Wait, you actually met her? How was it?" I'm surprised Mother didn't tell me this.

"I did, and if you're asking if there's any doubt she's yours. There isn't. She could be the spit out of your "mouth at that age. So, you're sure you're ready?"

I nod. "Therapy has really helped me get a handle on things and deal with my memories objectively. The couple sessions have also made Ashlyn and I stronger, I can tell we are gaining a new level of trust for each other." "Great to hear."

"Plus, I'm well aware that once I go into Abby's life as her biological father, I can't then change my mind."

"Have you had second thoughts about that?"

Maybe it would be easier all around if I

one day, she'll want to

and when she finds out I've known for this long, she'll want to know why I didn't

a lot of her growing up and once you have

I need you to promise me no more games. Ashlyn and I are married. Winona and I are friends and will be co-parenting. You need to stop meddling in my life,

But when I heard you had drugs in your system and you'd been so determined you

But now I feel I'm making

thought I'd lost you when you married Winona. I never

you had to do everything you could to keep this company running until I was ready to be CEO, even more so after my accident. I get why you've done what you've done. But, make no mistake, I will cut you from my children's

I didn't find anything in Father's office except a rush of the fear and helplessness I'd felt whenever I was in there. It

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had to leave

never done anything physically to hurt me. But the constant pressure to be what he wanted and the emotional trauma from his obvious hatred of me had come back in

and relieved. That's really messed with my head now and the kind of father

was why he hated me so much. Not that I cared. Him being dead was

from everything here to be with Winona back then. At least I'd have her. Now I'm giving her up, and the family we could have

I love her. But it isn't an all-consuming passion that I'd

were intimate together. How we discovered each other and knew all the triggers.

sleep, I wake in the heat of passion; Winona above me, beneath me, her legs

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