Margaux
“Mommy, where’s Daddy?” Shawn asked me innocently while I was reading him a bedtime story.
I looked at him and smiled. Quinn left tonight because he said he was going to talk to Louise. He told me he’ll tell her about Shawn. I wonder how that went.
I kissed the top of Shawn’s head. “He’s with his girlfriend. He might not come back.” I don’t want to lie to him. I also don’t want him to see that we’re still going to become a complete family. That would probably hurt more because I am already aware that it will never come true. I don’t even want to dream about it because it would only hurt all of my dreams for my son.
Shawn blinked several times. “I thought you’re his girlfriend,” he said in his cute innocent voice. “And why will he not come back?”
“He’s with someone he loves.
