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Daniel is clearly devastated after I tell him what Rosie said about Hailey not wanting Izzy to be at ours anymore. He sighs and holds my hand. We’re cuddled on the sofa and the children are finally asleep after demolishing the treats Daniel brought home for them.“I always knew this day would come” he says, “I knew she’d come back and take Izzy from me”,“We won’t let that happen, she is safe here and happy, she can’t turn up after you’ve raised her on your own for years and then take her away from you. We’ll have to speak to a solicitor”,“I looked into a solicitor a while back, in case this situation ever arose, it’ll cost me five thousand pounds to go to court and apply for full custody of Izzy and that’s only if things go smoothly and Hailey doesn’t put up a fight, which she will, so it could end up costing around fifteen thousand and then we’d probably end up with fifty-fifty shared custody”,“That’s shit, I’m so sorry this is all happening. We’ll make sure she doesn’t take her,

“Miss Baker, Dylan Baker has been found guilty in regard to arson with attempt to harm. He has been imprisoned for twenty-four months but can make bail after eighteen months with good behaviour. We have already contacted Mr Duggan to inform him. Once Mr Baker is released, we will re visit you to see if anything needs to be put in place to ensure your safety”.“Thank you so much for your call, I really appreciate it”.“Not a problem, please call us if you have any concerns or questions”,“Thank you, good bye”.I hang up the phone. I feel relieved but sad at the same time. Sad for my babies, how am I supposed to tell them that their dad has gone to prison. They haven’t asked about him since he was taken away, but they must be curious. They have been brave little souls.I ring Daniel to see what he thinks to the news,“Hello poppet, I was just about to ring you. How are you?”He’s so sweet, I love that he’s more concerned about how I’m doing.“I’m ok, just worried about talking to the ch

It seems as though I’ve been silently staring into Daniel’s eyes forever waiting for some kind of response, when finally, Daniel breathes a huge sigh of relief.“I thought you were breaking up with me” he says, “I’ve been worried sick all afternoon”,“I’m so confused, why would I break up with you?”“Because you’re too good for me, I don’t deserve such a wonderful person to be in my life. Let alone be in love with me”,Has he even listened to anything I’ve just said to him, as if he’s been worried about me not wanting to be with him anymore, he’s perfect. I’m the one that clearly doesn’t deserve him. Again, I’m staring wide eyed at Daniel waiting for a response to everything I just blurted out at him.“Daniel?”He begins to laugh out loud and I can feel my face heating up, I’m becoming increasingly mad at him, why is he laughing at me?“I’m so sorry poppet, I’m just so relieved, it’s like a huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders”“Good for you” I snap back,“Oh shit, I’m so sorr

Daniel gets home in time to walk to the school with me to collect the children. I love the time we get together on the walk; he holds my hand and asks about my day. I tell him that I facetimed Liana but avoid the subject of Hailey. I know he’s going to be furious, and I want to enjoy this quiet time we have together.It’s a warm September day and being in Daniels presence is calming, however, the closer we get to the school the more my tummy starts doing somersaults. It’s like Daniel knows how I’m feeling as when the school gate comes into view, he holds my hand even tighter. We walk in and the first person I see is Hailey. It looks like she’s made friends with all the bitches of the school playground, why am I not surprised. She see’s us enter the playground together and shoots me a dirty look, says something to her new group of friends and they all laugh. I honestly feel like I’m back at primary school being bullied by the ‘popular’ girls all over again. I had one friend at primary

We’re busy getting the children’s school clothes ready for the morning. The summer holidays have gone too fast as usual. We’ve had a wonderful time together as our new family but there has been a constant feeling of anxiety in the pit of my stomach as I worry about the possibility of Daniel having another child with Hailey. Would she really have his baby and not tell him? After everything I’ve heard about her, I’m thinking it sounds just like her. I haven’t dared speak to Daniel about it as I don’t know how this would affect him and since coming back from holiday, he’s been stressed again due to Izzy going to see her mum so often.Daniel agreed to let Izzy go to Hailey’s every other weekend, much to his dismay, this was what Izzy wanted, and he does everything in his power to make her happy.Dylan’s trial date is the day after the children go back to school. He had been released on bail under the conditions that he was not to make contact with me, the children or Daniel. If he did so,

Daniel:It’s the second day of our family holiday and I am loving every second of it. I’m so grateful that Alice had this idea. I can’t remember the last time I had a break, and I can already feel the weight being lifted off my shoulders.I’ve asked Alice if I can borrow Joshua for a few hours. I’d like to spend some one-on-one time with him, so he gets the chance to know me better. I think out of all the children he’s struggled the most with the mess his dad has caused. I want him to know that I’m not trying to step into his dad’s shoes or replace him but I’m here for him anytime he needs me.Yesterday Joshua showed an interest in the bikes you can hire so we walk over to the hire shop to get one. As we step inside Joshua notices a wall covered in fishing gear that can also be hired.“Wow, I’ve always wanted to go fishing”“Alright mate, we’ll do that after our bike ride”“Yes! Thank you”.We hire a tandem bike but instead of sitting one in front of the other we’re side by side. We h