Let me take a breath

Lilian POV

When Jensen Grimes asked me that desperate question, I wasn't able to answer because if I answered, I was sure I would let on how vulnerable I was. So I just stood there. The ambient light in the room was so low that it was difficult to see his face properly, but I could see the tears rolling down his eyes. I wasn't made of iron, I was making a great effort to hold myself back, trying to contain the urge I had to run to him and hug him, wipe the tears from his face, and comfort him.

I wanted to do that so much that it hurt.

So, with only my silence as an answer, Jensen left the children's room and headed to his room without saying a word. I had clearly rejected him again, but I was making a big effort to keep things the way they were. It was too dangerous; all of it was dangerous. I had to force myself to think about how a mother would act in this situation because of my triplets, those children needed me, they needed me to have a healthy relationship with their father, ev