Chapter 26 Maddie’s pov I loved spending time with Jaylah. She was a special little girl. I have been helping Marcus out by watching her after school. He was working so hard. Seeing him with Jaylah melted my heart. He was such a good father. It makes me wish I had a man like him. I have to keep reminding myself that this isn’t my family. I will never have a family. People keep asking me when I was going to have children. I kept calm even though I felt like I was dying inside. I would just tell them it wasn’t the right time for me right now. Even though all I want is to be a mother. It’s getting harder to be around the kids at preschool. So much so that I had to put my two weeks’ notice in. I told my boss I was dealing with health issues, and she was okay with me leaving. She told me