81 ~ Leo

To say I was stunned at her actions was an understatement. I was staring at a very different Aurora from the woman I'd first married.

Was I worried or even scared at the change? Absolutely. I wondered if I was man enough to handle the woman she had become. But I wanted her still and I was willing to work towards being a better man for her.

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I was stunned to see Lucas seated in my living room when I came home that evening.

"Hello Leo," He said, getting on his feet to shake my hand. I did not lift a finger.

"What are you doing here?" I asked stiffly.

He dropped his hand back, looking slightly embarrassed. "I'm here to see Aurora."

Speaking of her, she came out of the kitchen with a glass of juice that was obviously for her guest.

"Hi Leo, I didn't know you were back." She said, flashing me her dazzling smile as she placed the drink on the coffee table.

"I just got in." I answered clippedly and briskly took the stairs. I opened her room and saw Dante in his makeshift crib. It eased m