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I wake up the next day nestled into Daniels arms. I watch his chest rise and fall as he’s breathing, still fast asleep. This is the best sleep I’ve had in months. I feel calm and content. The police have finally caught Dylan and I’m back where I belong, lying in bed with Daniel.I finally feel like we can move on from all the drama and negativity and I can see a light at the end of the tunnel. Last night Daniel and I spent hours talking about where we want our relationship to go, we feel like we have so much time to make up for and this time there’s nothing and no one standing in our way.We’re going to tell the children that we’re together when they get back from their holiday with Grandma and if that goes well, we desperately want to move in together. As my house is bigger than Daniel’s we would live here to start with, but because this house holds a lot of bad memories, we are going to look at moving as soon as possible. I can see us making a lot of new happy memories here though a
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Daniel:Alice calls me over to the front door. To my shock and disgust I see Hailey standing in the doorway. I never thought I’d have to see her again. I’m full of hatred for this woman because of how she treated me and for leaving Izzy without a mum. Seeing her there now makes me feel sick, I don’t want this woman anywhere near Alice or the children, she’s pure toxicity.“I’ll leave you to it” says Alice as she walks back into the living room, shooting me a look of concern.“What do you want?”“Nice to see you too! I’d like to see our daughter thank you very much”,“Hailey, you left, you don’t get to walk back into Izzy’s life whenever it suits you”,“She’s MY daughter, I can do what I like. I’ve moved just across the road. I knocked on your door, but your old landlord was there and said you’d moved here. Nice of you to let me know you’d moved on!”“I don’t need to tell you anything, we haven’t seen you in years’”,“Yes, well she’s still my daughter and my other children are now enro
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I don’t know what Daniel has been through with Hailey but seeing him so angry and stressed with her sudden arrival is starting to upset me, so God only knows how he must be feeling right now. After we settle the children into bed, we snuggle up on the sofa and I decide to see if he will open up and talk about it because I think he is about ready to burst.“Daniel, are you ok? You seem really stressed and anxious right now. I know it’s none of my business but if you want to talk about what happened between you and Hailey, I’m here for you, no judgement. Bottling things up can really mess with your mental health.”A silence falls between us which is a first as we are always laughing and joking around with each other. I can see his face going red, tears welling up in his eyes and I’m starting to wonder if I did the right thing in asking. The silence is broken when Daniel takes a deep breath and says,“Are you sure you want me to tell you? This I’m sure is going to upset you and I don’t w
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After Daniel opened up about his past, I now understand just how much Hailey affects him.“Why don’t we all go on a family holiday”, I suggest. “We could stay in a caravan somewhere close to a beach, where they have children’s entertainment, and we can relax”.“Do you know what, that sounds perfect”.We look online and find a cute little place near Great Yarmouth called Wild Ducklings. We can all fit in a deluxe caravan, and they even allow dogs. They have availability for the following weekend, which gives us plenty of time to pack and get everything organised.The children are super excited to be going away as one big family.The drive to Great Yarmouth was much louder than when we went to Cornwall but nowhere near as long and everyone seemed to enjoy the journey.We pull up to a wooden sign overhead saying ‘Welcome to Wild Ducklings’. The road leading to the reception is lined with logs and we’re surrounded by woodlands. It looks like the perfect place to relax for a week. We get o
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I wake up after a blissful night’s sleep and see the room is covered in dappled light where the sun is shining through the trees. I’m the first one awake so I quietly get up and make myself a coffee. Penelope walks over for a fuss, so I give her a big squish and then take her outside. Although it’s still early morning, the sun is warm, and I enjoy the hot coffee as I settle down on a garden chair. Penelope is sniffing around near the woodland, and I notice a deer standing dead still in the overgrowth. I’ve never been this close to a wild deer before. It's so majestic. I quietly call Penelope over before she catches the deer’s scent and as she trots over to me the deer quickly darts away.I hear little voices coming from inside the caravan, so we head back in and see Daniel with boxes and boxes of mini variety cereals trying to get all the children the one they want, it looks like chaos as they’re all arguing over who’s having what.“Guys, we’ve got loads, don’t panic, you’ll all get w
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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
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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,
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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
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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,
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“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
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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
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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
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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,
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I wake up after a blissful night’s sleep and see the room is covered in dappled light where the sun is shining through the trees. I’m the first one awake so I quietly get up and make myself a coffee. Penelope walks over for a fuss, so I give her a big squish and then take her outside. Although it’s still early morning, the sun is warm, and I enjoy the hot coffee as I settle down on a garden chair. Penelope is sniffing around near the woodland, and I notice a deer standing dead still in the overgrowth. I’ve never been this close to a wild deer before. It's so majestic. I quietly call Penelope over before she catches the deer’s scent and as she trots over to me the deer quickly darts away.I hear little voices coming from inside the caravan, so we head back in and see Daniel with boxes and boxes of mini variety cereals trying to get all the children the one they want, it looks like chaos as they’re all arguing over who’s having what.“Guys, we’ve got loads, don’t panic, you’ll all get w
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After Daniel opened up about his past, I now understand just how much Hailey affects him.“Why don’t we all go on a family holiday”, I suggest. “We could stay in a caravan somewhere close to a beach, where they have children’s entertainment, and we can relax”.“Do you know what, that sounds perfect”.We look online and find a cute little place near Great Yarmouth called Wild Ducklings. We can all fit in a deluxe caravan, and they even allow dogs. They have availability for the following weekend, which gives us plenty of time to pack and get everything organised.The children are super excited to be going away as one big family.The drive to Great Yarmouth was much louder than when we went to Cornwall but nowhere near as long and everyone seemed to enjoy the journey.We pull up to a wooden sign overhead saying ‘Welcome to Wild Ducklings’. The road leading to the reception is lined with logs and we’re surrounded by woodlands. It looks like the perfect place to relax for a week. We get o
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I don’t know what Daniel has been through with Hailey but seeing him so angry and stressed with her sudden arrival is starting to upset me, so God only knows how he must be feeling right now. After we settle the children into bed, we snuggle up on the sofa and I decide to see if he will open up and talk about it because I think he is about ready to burst.“Daniel, are you ok? You seem really stressed and anxious right now. I know it’s none of my business but if you want to talk about what happened between you and Hailey, I’m here for you, no judgement. Bottling things up can really mess with your mental health.”A silence falls between us which is a first as we are always laughing and joking around with each other. I can see his face going red, tears welling up in his eyes and I’m starting to wonder if I did the right thing in asking. The silence is broken when Daniel takes a deep breath and says,“Are you sure you want me to tell you? This I’m sure is going to upset you and I don’t w
