eepless for the

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r saw me as his mother. He igno

n bottling up were on

t of him to ask, "Why are you so cold t

y, speaking wit

response

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ust during the family act

ing stern, "Lucy is not your m

n't sta

uting, "I don't want you. I want M

a mule, and I could

d, he saw Nick str

d Nick, his expression mor

e a fuss, do it elsewhere. Do

with anger, his gaz

ground, watching this sc

ms, cried for Mommy, sayi

ed his bac

ommy's. We don't need t

ped through

, just Momm

if I was

ither of them sp

n't und

n't love me, but

arrying him for ten months,

aid he loved

thing changed

lt of my tears, and

idn't come back, an

r been away f

didn't want to return,

ected, Isaac's voi

do you

d him back. He can

e, only thinki

ment, Isaa

nd piercing my heart

ould see how happy

p and sent a

, Lucy was b

the bubbles, ca

Daddy get married? I wan

d, pinchin

your Daddy and I don't get

ith Daddy and Mommy. I

mom? Don't you

ed, letting

d Mommy don't like he

rding this?" Then she added with a smile, "Noreen's silly antic

ed, "That's

reen was very de

y to dress him in his pajamas. Then Lu

head of the bed, where

asted almos

as something Noreen had n