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“I used to love hearing my mom tell me that story every year on my birthday,” Violet said as she rubbed her belly “I can’t believe you remember so much of it”
“It was your favorite fairy tale,” I said with a shrug “Of course I remember it”
She grunted when the baby kicked her harder “Well, tell her another one before she puts her foot through my navel”
Winking up at her, I spent the next half hour telling the love bug a few more stories Violet had toldand ht way A few ti attention and because I liked getting a reaction out of her
As I finished the latest story, there was a knock on the bedroom door “Violet?” Shaw called “You’ve been up here a while Everyone is starting to worry about you”
Violet gave hts look, and I knew she didn’t want to have to face our fa a kiss to her belly, I stood and walked to the door Opening it enough to look at Shaw, I asked her to let the others know Violet was okay but resting
Relief filled her blue eyes “You’re sure?”
“Of course I’lanced back at the bed before returning aze to Shaw “I promise she’s fine”
“Is she hungry? Thirsty?” She bit her lip for a second before sighing “I feel so helpless, Luca I don’t kno to help her through this How are you able to do any of this?”
It wasn’t easy Coirl I loved h toless than I deserved after fucking up with her so royally to begin with If this was the price I had to pay before I could one day get her back, then I would pay it a hundred times over
She neededto abandon her or her precious baby The past no longer mattered to me All I wanted was the present and the future, and I prayed that eventually she would love ain Even if it was only a little, I would be okay with that I could and would love her and that baby enough for the both of us
But I couldn’t tell Shaw that, especially with Violet listening
“If she decides she’s hungry, I’ll feed her, I pro her last question “Maybe you could start hinting that the family needs to head to their own homes soon”
She grimaced “Yeah, okay I’ll try, but I can’t make any promises they will listen They want to smother her in familial love And for most people, that would be just the ht now But Vi is wired differently”
“Hey,” Violet called out with a pout in her voice