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ng to be the one who kept breaking down. And if that meant avoidance then I was going to

ensing the tension in our home but t

Packing lunches and taking a smile as I preten

didn't ca

as i had taken Ethan and Liam to the park near our

ther around the playgrou

sipping a warm coffee, whe

e?" he asked, pointing to

e face with sandy brown hair

y, one with pigtails and carrying

, moving over to m

wn beside me. "I'm Michael, b

at me before running

ffering a brief smile at

nice, in a way not saying anything. I felt comfortable aroun

at Ethan and Liam, who were no

. "Ethan and Lia

wi

his voice. "Yes. They are very ene

magine the terror they must give you.. I'v

s obsessed with dinosaurs; and Noah, the middle child with a talent for building weird Lego things and giving them even weirder name

ng with him as I felt pain for

something in the distance.. "But we're managing. It's not ea

cheating as well and he looked at me without pity in his eye

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st it was by chance, shopping and picking up our kids. But then Michael took

gn. Michael never took me as the billionaire sexy single dad

s great as well. And Lily shyly handed me a card which I t

he kids without poking too much and keeping the conversation easy and kid friendly. For the fir

didn't la

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I was seated on the couch holding a glass o

might like which was nice of them. We ended up chatting as well and when he

for feeling happy. Was it bad for me to feel happy

d saw that it was David. I had even forgotten he existed since I barel

we

wanted to keep avoiding him but I knew that would be

g the phone and I gulped down

me prior to anticipate his visit.. He looked tired, his sho

ut the boys," he sai

leaned against the cou

er name but I rolled my eyes at him. That didn't stop him from sleeping

ve to know the trut

n and Liam came running into

with Michael and Max today?"

wned hear

? Who is

g "He's... a friend," I sa

getting angry as I ignored h

oblivious to the tension. "Please, Mommy? Ma

dded. "Alright, sweethe

leaving me and D

with pain and anger in his vo

ets to sleep around but his wife doesn't. Don't you da

d at me. "And I don't want some st

t about that before you cheated,

probably remember

on as I went and opened the door to find Michael standing th

ething?" he asked, his

g aside to let him in. "