Breathless

Kyla froze with the boy in her hands, not sure how to react. She lifted her gaze, locking it with the man she never knew she would see again.

“Hey, champ, how was school?” Kyla asked as she shifted her attention to her son.

“It was good Mommy, I missed you so much,” Dylan said as he stretched his hands wide to show just how much he missed her.

Liam watched the mother and son bond, feeling a lump form at his throat. How much had he missed while he focused on an ungrateful woman who did nothing else but lie?

“Mommy, will you take me to have ice cream?” Dylan asked as his eyes sparkled in excitement.

“I will but first go find your nanny Susan, I need to have a word with this gentleman,” Kyla said, not sure her son understood her words as she set him down.

“My dad?” Dylan asked, looking at Liam who fought hard to find his smirk. It was surprising how the boy insisted on calling him dad.

It gave him a sense of pride and joy.

Kyla, on the other hand, felt her breath choke at her throat. “D