4: Shatt

xhausted from the excitement, were dozin

tablet, his face brigh

ly, breaking the silence. "Roman's son is fifteen and

ed with him nodding my head s

urprising me as I looked at him. "You

e city lights blur as the car sped p

id, his voice was, detached ....cold. "I

uld have tonight too but it seemed

's what

went back to his tablet while I h

-

exactly as I expected. Th

tears streaming down his face not making an

e, my own vision getting blurry as

is is an adult decision that h

aning his face looking stubborn as

ons, turned to his father. "You can make he

his expression neutral as he

carefully. "Your mother agreed to

onfusion as he didn't seem to understan

y were too young to understand th

you to know how much I love you. All of you.

asked hiccuping as he bu

ooking at Xeno

e replied smoothly. "She has thing

whined sounding s

said firmly.

as they ran to their bedroom slamming the door shut so

of silence as he straightened his

e my pain. "Did it have to be s

m," he replied, reaching into his

g's in order. Sign them tonigh

bling fingers. "I'll sign the

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stly one hundred billion dollars could buy me anything I wanted, but there were s

from the doorway. All three boys stood there in the

ent to kneel before them

d them tight breathing in their baby

little longer," I murmured,

e," Soren told me.

looked at them narrowing m

confirmed. "He said he

nding sad as he looked at me with t

Dad's bri

oing to stop beating from h

k about what to say that wouldn't put

s known for a long time. And y

r," Troy declared shakin

little face set in a scowl l

I go, I will always, always love you. Nothing can change that. Not distance, not time, not... a

ice came from the stai

me as I took a deep breath and said. "Go get

back to their room. I rose to my full posture as I straightened

the door, looking at his

I asked, proud of how s

s glanced at my suitcase, that was visible

ap. I thought it would be best if

ead slowly. "Th

It seemed like we had a lot to say

inally. "All procedures are complete. As of

words tasted like

re going?" he asked, genuine

, maybe. Somewhere far away so that the boys wo

ded his head slowly. "That

ence, heavi

ay as he looked at me. I wasn't going to beg h

e question escaped be

eping his emotions black. Then, with

best if you take them out this morning. To the

ng badly, but I no

ed forward and brushed h

bye, C