Chapter twenty-one

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Hudson Callie has been quieter than usual these past couple of days. Don't get me wrong, she's trying to show me that she's happy, that I am enough for her. We have se.x all the time, and she clings to me in bed. Nothing has really changed. Except everything has at the same time. I watched her this morning through the mirror as she got ready for the Christmas rush at the bakery. She didn't know I was awake; she didn't know that I saw her tears. I hate that I'm hurting her like this. I didn't even know someone could fall so deeply in love with children they've only spent a short amount of time with. I called Paige after Callie left. I knew she was working a double shift and would be at work. It was her break, so she answered. I asked her about Todd and Robyn. She explained how they'd bee

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