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His love for me and my love for him are unexplainable yet it makes so much sense.

“I love you,” I whisper against his lips.

Hayden stops kissing me and looks at me. “What?”

I blush and smile. “I love you, Hayden. I never stopped.”

Hayden smiles before smashing his lips against mine and saying, “I love you.”

Fifty-Four

Jaclyn

Present

It’s been a few days since Hayden and I talked about things. He comes over every night to watch a movie with Junior and I. He falls asleep with me in bed every night while playing with my hair.

While I work and while Junior is at school, he’s busy with work.

He tells me that he talks to Rowan and Kayden during the day sometimes. He says he wants me to meet Rowan’s family.

Today is Saturday, Junior and I went to the mall with Natalia and Lilah.

Hayden had things to do today with his brother and Killian. I guess they are in New York. He said after he was done he would come over.

He gave me his card today and told me to go crazy with it and buy whatever I want and whatever Junior wants.

I told him that I would only buy stuff for Junior since I don’t need anything but Hayden said if I don’t then he’ll have Natalia shop for me or he’ll take me shopping.

I only bought two things for myself with his card which were a nice summer dress and a pair of sunglasses. I got more stuff for Junior since he saw a lot of things he liked.

“What are you doing tonight?” Natalia asks as the driver pulls up to my apartment.

Now that Hayden has a more important role in this whole mafia thing he wants us to have a guard and driver. I don’t disagree with that because it honestly makes me feel safer and I know that it will keep Junior safe as well.

“We’re gonna see my papa!” Junior exclaims in his car seat next to Lilah.

He and Lilah got along and it was their first time meeting today. They wouldn’t stop talking about Paw Patrol.

Natalia smiles at him. “Really?! That sounds like so much fun. What are you guys going to do?”

Junior laughs mischievously which I raise my eyebrows at. “It’s a secret.”

Natalia smiles and looks back at me. “So how are things going with Hayden?” Natalia asks.

“I can honestly say that things are better,” I say with a small smile that Natalia is proud of.

I feel like the weeks are slowly passing by with how much time we’ve spent with Hayden. I’m not complaining about it and neither is Junior because he loves seeing his dad everyday. Our driver pulls up to our building. I get Junior out of his car seat and we say ‘bye’ to Natalia and Lilah.

“I’ll take the bags up, miss,” the driver tells us through the cracked window and I just nod my head and thank him.

Junior holds hands with me as we walk to the elevator. When we’re inside the elevator I look down at Junior.

Whenever I’m looking at him I always see his father. “Would you be happy if your papa were to stay here with us, Junior? Or we live with your papa someday?”

Junior looks up at me with an excited smile on his face. “Are we going to live with Papa?”

“No, not now at least but someday if you’re up for it?” I say with a small smile.

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