Chapter 14″ Trial date

Tessa had left work early. For some reason, her heart kept racing and her stomach was in a knot.

Deep down, she was worried that Aaron had already made his move and found her children. So she quickly returned home to check on them after they knocked off from school, just to be sure.

When she entered their apartment, she found the children writing their homework on the carpet in the living room while Elena was busy cooking in the kitchen.

Willa was the first to run towards her mother.

“Mommy! You’re back!”

“Tessa spread her arms wide and bent over to carry her daughter.

“Yes, sweetie. Mommy is back early today.”

Reagan and Nia followed suit and each wrapped their arms around her waist.

“We missed you, Mommy,” they chorused.

Tessa’s heart calmed down when she saw that her kids were safe.

“I missed you more, my babies. Come, show me what you are doing,” she said, leading them towards the books on the carpet.

Willa picked up her book and showed her proudly.

“Mommy, look. I drew our family,” she uttered sweetly, showing her mother the family of six on the paper.

Tessa smiled. “This is very nice, Willa. Well done. I can see your grandma here, your brother and sister and myself. You also drew Uncle Harry!”

Willa shook her head when she heard that.

“No, Mommy. That’s not Uncle Harry, that’s Daddy.”

Tessa’s heart skipped a beat. She looked at the drawing again. It wasn’t a well-done drawing. But the man

was in a poorly drawn black suit and had rough hair. He was also the tallest one.

Her eyebrows knitted as she stared at her daughter.

“Willa, why did you draw this man?”

“The teacher said I should draw Daddy too. So I drew him, Doesn’t he look like Daddy?”

Reagan glanced at his mother and frowned. “Mommy, didn’t you say Daddy was in Ashford City? When is he

coming to see us? I didn’t draw him because I don’t know what he looks like.”

“Mommy, why doesn’t Daddy want to see us? Does he hate us?” It was Nia who asked this time.

Tessa felt like someone was squeezing her heart.

She went down on her knees and engulfed all three of her children in a hug.

*Do you really want a Daddy?” She asked, her heart clenching at the word.

The little ones nodded.

“Yes, Mommy. We want a Daddy. Our friends talk about how their daddles take them to theme parks and how they play with them, but we don’t have a daddy to talk about at school,” Reagan muttered.

Tessa was filled with guilt. Her children wanted a father but she couldn’t just force parenthood on Aaron when he never wanted it.

to respond when someone knocked on

door, she opened it but she didn’t expect Harry to hug her so

to talk about, Harry?

Harry was holding onto her for dear life that Tessa thought

him.

and looked into her eyes. “There’s something I want

I was helping the children with their homework.”

take long, I promise. I just need a moment of

stepped out of the house before

outside and then go in

floor of a four-storey building so they just

flowers he got for her and she reluctantly

tell you that I’ve been in love with you for as long as I

didn’t expect Harry to tell her about his

her stance before saying, “Harry, you

Tessa. That’s why I kept my feelings to myself and decided to just watch you from a distance. But I can’t do that anymore. Not when my love for you is so strong. I don’t think I can live without you. I’m not

but Tessa took a step back, feeling uncomfortable. Her heart was pounding brutally against

anymore. You’re a good person and I

give your children my last name and call them my own. They’ve been asking for a father lately, right? We

a chance to prove that true love exists. I’ve been by your side for five years. Wouldn’t I have left if I wasn’t

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lip as a

demanding to see their father and there was no way in hell that Tessa would involve their real father in their lives. Harry had been there for the kids. He

would make a good father and if they got together, the kids would stop asking about

tempting but Tessa felt strange. Was it really ideal for her to date someone she didn’t have

in love because it was a scary thing but

be lovers. We can call it a trial date. Just tell me that you’re willing to try and I’ll do everything in my power

inhaled sharply, her stomach churning but she nodded in the end. If her children wanted a father figure, she would do whatever it takes to

donor was out of the question

was quick to show up on time at Tessa’s apartment. He was in a casual grey

makeup on. Her

Bring us a lot of snacks!”

her. It was a weekend and she had to make up an excuse about

kids had asked her a lot of questions

when she

waved. “I’ll see you soon, my angels. Be

trouble for Grandma.

“Ok, Mommy!”

looks. Nia was the

and frowned.

on a

Uncle Harry is not our Daddy. Mommies only

she’s gone to bring Daddy!” Willa chirped.

living room happened to hear their conversation. She didn’t like where

stopped it before they said

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favourite TV show, my darlings. It’s starting

on the couch. However, Willa toddled to her grandmother’s

with Barbie dolls in the bedroom, Grandma?” She asked adorably.

squishy. She was the cutest

brushed her

“Of course, honey.”

her, she took out her tablet and hid on the

were always around. Yesterday, when

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