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"Alistair married someone else?"

Nathaniel had just gotten home from work when he heard the news. He froze. "Are you sure? That can't be right."

Cordelia sighed. "He told Eva himself. She said she ran into him outside the kindergarten-he was picking up a little girl. The girl

even called him Daddy. And Danny mentioned today that he saw Alistair picking her up a few days ago and telling him not to call him Daddy anymore."

Nathaniel went quiet for a while, thinking back to how cold Alistair

had been the last time he tried to reach him. That conversation

had been so final it practically sealed any chance of reconciling

with Rebecca.

Eventually, he said, "They're divorced. If he's remarried, that's his

own business."

Cordelia grew anxious. "How can you say that? If he really has

moved on, what about Rebecca? What about Danny?"

Nathaniel sank onto the couch with a tired sigh. "He was with

Rebecca for six years, and she never really saw what was good

about him. Maybe they just weren't meant to be."

Cordelia frowned. "That isn't fair. Back then, she didn't see it because she didn't have anything to compare him to-

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talk some sense into him?"

Nathaniel shook his head. "Is this really on us? It's between them.

Us pushing for something Rebecca might not even want... it won't change anything."

Cordelia fell silent.

He had a point.

They'd been clinging to the hope that Alistair might come back-

but had anyone really asked Rebecca what she wanted?

Would she really choose that other life over her own family?

Cordelia's heart sank.

As a mother, she never wanted to see her daughter caught in this

mess.

But because she was her mother, she felt compelled to help

Rebecca see Alistair for who he really was-even if it meant being the bad guy.

If Rebecca wouldn't come around, Cordelia would eventually have

take a hard

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was in the living

filled

spare moment, she'd grab her pencils

was Alistair by her side. The person had changed, but Eloise's smile hadn't-if anything, she seemed even happier

was a little

started by drawing a little girl with

elegant lady with long, flowing

handsome man. Not that Alistair was bragging, but the kid clearly had talent-each line full

if a bit childish.

and asked,

it me? But he looks way too handsome

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got it! You're

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me look so good-I nearly didn't

head with a smile.

million times-more

as if someone

into it.

dad to a daughter

dinner, Caroline came home from

was something major, she

sure to be home for

for her too, there was

she'd be working overtime.

into comfy clothes and walked

"What are you two

Eloise beamed. "Mommy, look!"

the picture for a

"Looks like a family portrait to

A family portrait?

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Alistair harder

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who had always craved a real family... yeah, that

landed deep.

"What's a family

one arm around her daughter and

other across Alistair's shoulder.

second, then quickly reminded himself- this wasn't a

They'd held hands before,

crying out loud.

himself

spoke in that soft, warm

a picture of you, Mommy, and Daddy-all

what a

"So... we're really a

in the picture?"

a confident nod. "That's

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