She Took The House The Car And My Heart

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Ellis really wanted to say that he was never a fan of rocks, but he held back.

Soon, everyone sat down and had lunch.

Once everything was ready, Kristian took the kids and got ready to leave. As they headed off, Nina waved and called out all kinds of sweet goodbyes to Freya and Ellis.

Jesse, after hugging Freya, turned and gave Ellis a quick hug too.

“Only you would hand us over to your love rival,” Jesse whispered into Ellis’s ear, keeping it just between the two of them.

Ellis smiled. “That doesn’t matter. What matters is I get to save money while you’re there.”

Jesse didn’t even know what to say to that. As far as he knew, their family seemed pretty well-off.

I have to find ways to cut down on expenses,” Ellis said matter-of-factly, not treating Jesse like a little kid. “You

only fool Nina with that,” Jesse said knowingly—he saw right through the

Ellis stopped joking and

a soft nod, a quiet bond sealed between him and his father. Ellis tousled his son’s hair with a warm smile. Jesse almost pulled away

had come to pick him and Nina up openly, so Jesse figured he’d let

known what Jesse was thinking, he would likely have insisted on

kids and Kristian in tow. After waving them through the

𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝘁 gⱯ𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀⫽𝖼𝗈𝗺

days that followed, Jesse and Nina stayed

the kids to meet his family. Everyone couldn’t help but smile at

to take the kids on an adventure, he spent

as Nina laughed and played, Kristian wondered

before, his mom had bathed Nina. But now, alone, it didn’t feel right for him to help Nina with her bath, especially since he wasn’t her dad. Calling his mom again didn’t seem

familiar face appeared out of