Aria’s POV “Oh, no, I’m so sorry,” I said, moving forward at once, napkin forward at the ready. Joe looked up. “Sorry, mister.” The man accepted the napkin, then started to clean off his knee. “It’s alright, kid. It happens to the best of us. Though now you don’t have any ice cream.” “Yeah,”
Aria’s POV I didn’t know what possessed me to say yes. Catching up with an old friend was great, but 11pm was pretty late for a phone call. Maybe I just wanted a distraction. With everything going on with Liam and Joanna and now Markus, I felt overwhelmed and trapped. All night, I’d been waiting
Aria’s POV I was hoping that by the weekend, Liam would have enough time and energy to talk about everything, but on late Friday night, he apologized. “I’m going to have to work this weekend,” he said. Disappointment filled me, and I knew the kids would be upset too. Liam had promised to make
Liam’s POV I looked down at Aria with confusion. Why was she telling me to back off? I was her husband. This friend of hers, who did he think he was butting in? Taking my family out to lunch? Yes, I’d been working a lot, but that didn’t mean I was going to give up the right to be Aria’s father a
The kids whispered to each other while sneaking looks at Samuel. Samuel, politely, pretended not to notice, but I could see, even if the kids were blind to it, that he occasionally caught them looking. “Joe. William,” I said in my most motherly tone of voice. “Be polite.” “It’s fine,” Samuel sai
Aria’s POV After lunch, Samuel and I take the kids to the park where we had reunited so that William and Joe could run around and burn off some of their high energy. Samuel and I sat on a nearby bench, watching. This distance allowed Samuel and me to speak more directly, without worrying about t
Aria’s POV“Well, you’re pregnant!”!” The doctor turned the ultrasound screen toward me, pointing to a tiny, almost imperceptible form.My world stopped. I reached down, my fingers brushing the barely noticeable swell of my abdomen. A wave of warmth and excitement surged through me.I couldn't wait
Aria’s POVWhen I woke up, the sterile scent of antiseptic filled my nostrils, and the harsh fluorescent lights above me made my head throb. I blinked, trying to make sense of where I was. The hospital.Panic rose in my chest as I reached down, my hands trembling as they settled over my abdomen. The
Aria’s POV After lunch, Samuel and I take the kids to the park where we had reunited so that William and Joe could run around and burn off some of their high energy. Samuel and I sat on a nearby bench, watching. This distance allowed Samuel and me to speak more directly, without worrying about t
The kids whispered to each other while sneaking looks at Samuel. Samuel, politely, pretended not to notice, but I could see, even if the kids were blind to it, that he occasionally caught them looking. “Joe. William,” I said in my most motherly tone of voice. “Be polite.” “It’s fine,” Samuel sai
Liam’s POV I looked down at Aria with confusion. Why was she telling me to back off? I was her husband. This friend of hers, who did he think he was butting in? Taking my family out to lunch? Yes, I’d been working a lot, but that didn’t mean I was going to give up the right to be Aria’s father a
Aria’s POV I was hoping that by the weekend, Liam would have enough time and energy to talk about everything, but on late Friday night, he apologized. “I’m going to have to work this weekend,” he said. Disappointment filled me, and I knew the kids would be upset too. Liam had promised to make
Aria’s POV I didn’t know what possessed me to say yes. Catching up with an old friend was great, but 11pm was pretty late for a phone call. Maybe I just wanted a distraction. With everything going on with Liam and Joanna and now Markus, I felt overwhelmed and trapped. All night, I’d been waiting
Aria’s POV “Oh, no, I’m so sorry,” I said, moving forward at once, napkin forward at the ready. Joe looked up. “Sorry, mister.” The man accepted the napkin, then started to clean off his knee. “It’s alright, kid. It happens to the best of us. Though now you don’t have any ice cream.” “Yeah,”
Liam and I needed to get on the same page about this, so that we could plan our next move. Then I remembered hearing Joanna’s flirty voice coming out of Liam’s office. Maybe he was already making plans of his own. I patted the check in my pocket. Within a week, Liam and I had to have our long
Aria’s POV After taking the check, I stood there watching as Markus, smirking, told his driver, “Let’s go.” Markus rolled up the window as the car drove forward, curling around the circular driveway and then disappearing out into the street. With the limousine out of sight, the entire thing felt
Aria’s POV “There’s no need to look so shocked,” Markus said. “Surely, after all this time, you wouldn’t turn away a visit from your father-in-law.” I could only gape at him for a moment. He was here, the man of Liam’s nightmares, the one who made his waking life hell. He wasn’t what I expecte