My Love Until the Last Goodbye by Alut

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At Dr. Baker’s clinic, Valerie sat in the waiting room, flipping through a magazine. She was startled when she noticed a familiar figure. Even after all these years, he still looked as youthful as the day she’d met him. His demeanor now seemed calmer, more relaxed.

Herb

heart skipped a beat. Could it really be him?

“Maximus, what are you doing here?” Valerie asked, glancing at the specialty sign on the wall.

A wild thought ran through her mind: maybe he was here because he had someone who was pregnant. Surely, he was still living his reckless life–especially now that he was a widower.

“Mary! It’s been so long.” Maximus greeted her, his smile lighting up his face.

“Hi, Maximus… Sorry, I’m just surprised to see you here this specialty.”

“Oh, I see!” he said with a playful grin.

“What’s going on? Are you going to be a father again?”

“No! No way. That ship sailed long ago. But I see you’re expecting again. How far along are you?”

“Six months.”

“Wow! The big day is getting close. Marcus must be over the moon–I haven’t seen him in a month.”

“I wouldn’t know. He and I are divorced…” Valerie admitted, her voice tinged with bitterness.

“Divorced? Why? You two always seemed so… Well, what can I say?”

“Nothing. Don’t say anything.”

is a baby on the way. I’m

“A grandfather?”

any minute–is two months pregnant. And

“I see…”

what’s it like?”

“What’s what like?”

to it, the days after. I don’t know… Laura’s only two

and not knowing how

you there for your

term. After Lucius, Alexia opted for cesarean deliveries.

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Trust me, I think it’s easier to run a company than to raise three kids on

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that bad! I’m guessing you were never very involved in their

would hand the baby off to the nanny as soon as they were born. And me? You know how work consumed me. I’d check on them at night, but obviously,

That woman clearly wasn’t born to be a mother…”

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my fault. I always tried to make things easier for her, but I didn’t realize that, instead of helping, T was breaking the mother–child bond.”

no use complaining now. You have

do when she’s about to give birth? When the baby needs care? It’s been so long since I changed a diaper. I tried once, but I wasn’t very good at it. Honestly, in times like these, I miss Catherine. She would’ve had plenty of advice for me–tough as it might’ve been,

raised your kids. You’ll figure it out as a grandfather.”

turn,” the nurse

need

know,” the nurse replied. “No problem, just let us know,

asked, raising

surname. Like I said, I’m divorced. It’s time to

does that mean?”

it before–completely alone and broke. Now I have my own business and two wonderful kids who both drive me crazy and

“Your kids?”