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Christian admitted he had been scared and foolish for leaving all those years ago, and that he thought of her often since. Seeing Tommy, he said, made him recognize himself in the boy — and made him understand exactly what he had walked away from.
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He told her he wanted to be part of Tommy’s life now, not to replace anything, but because he believed the boy needed him. Molly reminded him that Nigel was Tommy’s father now, though her voice carried little conviction.
Christian didn’t press her for an answer. He simply asked her to think it over, promising he wasn’t going anywhere this time. Molly agreed to consider it, though she left the conversation with more questions than she’d arrived with.
A Difficult Choice
That evening, Molly took Tommy out for dinner before heading home. When she opened the apartment door, she found Nigel sprawled on the couch, a half-empty bottle of whiskey beside him. He had lost another job and chosen to drink rather than face it.Browse Reference
She put Tommy to bed, then looked around the cluttered apartment filled with belongings from years of moving without ever truly settling anywhere. The decision she had been avoiding suddenly felt clear.
