My Boys: Tug of War

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you to chronicle th

ve my words, my feelings to remind them of my imper

o I see my husband having an affair. I pray I will nip deni

ways know that y

ld ever have two delightful princes in our lives,

a great father. I wouldn't w

ho would've taken you as their own as well

se sight of that. He's alw

t on each other; that goes for all three of you.

eautiful men, both inside an

call out your daddy are indispensab

ense is uncommon, and your thoughtfulness almost b

ecious gifts, I hope I bri

rget I am if you didn't come home to us every nigh

n love with decades ago. Seeing you smile makes ever

all. I hope you remember to spend weekends at

and swallowed hard. She knew. Why hadn

a hand over his forehead and rested it on the back

ur to get to school, and he hadn't sorted out their sandwiches, ju

bookmarks with the boys' initials he blinked back the m

let, and car keys, he looked over their bedroom. The neatly made bed

the boys as he went towards the staircase. He made a mental note to ask Mik

n a promise he'd made her long b

stairs, Troy caught Jeff as he felt his legs buckle w

o the boy's eyes he grimaced as he realized his jacke

l eyes brimmed with tears and with a voice higher than

sed, "Your sandwich

sleep then we help her put them together in the mornin

embled as a sign that he

Troy saw his eldest son

if we don't leave now." Looking at his son he knew he'd said the wrong

chool?" Mike asked, frowning at his father. Michael held his hand out as he

two fifty-dollar notes a

nd had their satchels and homework before locking the

ir in annoyance as they got into Troy's car. Michael's light green eyes watched as hi

Michae

htly annoyed at the boy's impertine

curly brown hair again and his fingers drummed impatient

oad ahead for any sign of a traffic

voice asked from the ba

d looking at his son thro

we help you pick them before we go to see her?" H

ht he'd say no. Jeff was practically begging

o say, "Sure Jeffrey Matthew, that sounds good. I'll pick you up straight after school.

ite flowers are anyway," Michael mumbled as the car came to a

ith expert speed and was slamming the door as Jeffrey pla

ven happier if we walk in at the beginning of visiting time. Have a nice day,

s he drove to work. Both his sons didn't bel

e them wrong. As he walked into his office, he was surprised to find his

s. T?" His PA asked as she nodded

r his wife?' he wondered. If it w

he put the phone down in its normal plac

sparkled with mischief as she pushe

s he leaned against the front of his desk. He

ross his toned chest and crossed his legs at the ankles re

hat he wasn't good-looking, he was. But the fact that he had p

have and a haircut. "So that was your misses on the

you do have the time to squeeze it in. She also says she hopes you saw her t