Over an hour after dinner, Rosalie lay on the bed, ready to sleep.

Just then, someone knocked on the door. Rosalie sat up from the bed. "Who is it?"

"It's me and Steve."

Rosalie immediately said, "Come in."

Theodore opened the door, holding Steve in his arms as he entered.

"Mama." As soon as Steve saw Rosalie, he immediately reached out his arms.

Theodore walked over to the bed and placed Steve on it. "No matter how I try to get him to sleep, he keeps calling for you, so I brought him over."

the bed, he crawled toward Rosalie.

hugged Steve and said, "Just leave him here. I'll put him to sleep.

don't have

her eyes. "Theo, I'm sorry for keeping this from you. There were so many times I wanted to tell you, but for various reasons...

because she held grudges, Theodore never found

this had been before, I would've blamed you." Theodore sat down on the bed. "I would've questioned you, and I might've done something unimaginable in a fit

let out

the root cause of our separation. If I continue to act that way, things will only get worse and

now, your safety and Steve's are

that all the things he once cared about were insignificant,

up in her eyes, but she forced herself to hold them back. There were so many things

what happens, we'll raise Steve

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