Aiden's POV
"I promised to respect her final choice." My appetite was suddenly gone and I laid down my fork with a heavy sigh, my head aching at the thought of Jessica leaving me. "I suppose I'll just have to keep my word."
"But what about your child?" Elisa leaned forward, eyes wide in alarm. "What if she decides to take your baby away like she originally planned to do? What then? You're just going to let her walk away?"
"I'm hoping it won't come to that." I stood up, feeling restless and crossed to the window again. I thrust my hands in my pockets, closed my eyes and took a deep breath. "But if she does decide to cut me out of the baby's life, frankly there's nothing I can do about it. And it'll be no less than what I deserve. But, like I said, I hope we can come to some arrangement w
