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JOSH - PRESENT DAY

The daycare parking lot was half-empty by the t| pulled up, late as usual. The setting sun cast long shadows

over the playground, and | could see a few lingering toddlers wobbling around as teachers corralled them toward

their waiting parents.

Asha'’s little face brightened when she spottedthrough the window. She pressed her chubby hands against

the glass, her tiny nose scrunching up in excitement. Guilt stabbed through me. She deserved better than a

father who was constantly distracted, constantly exhausted, constantly angry at the world.

| barely managed a smile as | stepped inside. Miss Worth- Vivien-was kneeling beside Asha, helping her into her

little pink sneakers. The sight of her made my jaw tighten. She looked up, and the moment our eyes met,

something in my chest twisted. Hazel eyes, soft but assessing, framed by a cascade of dark curls.

Nothing about her remindedof Laura. That's what made it worse.

"Daddy!" Asha's little legs carried her forward in an unsteady run, her arms outstretched. | bent down, scooping

her up before she could trip over her own feet. She buried her face in my neck, her warm breath tickling my skin.

"Hey, baby girl," | murmured, pressing a kiss to the top of her head. She smelled like baby shampoo and finger

paint.

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Vivien straightened, brushing her hands against her skirt. "Rough day?" she asked, her voice careful.

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| exhaled sharply. "Something like that."

She nodded, not pushing. "Asha had a good day. She-"

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That's when | noticed it. The tear in Asha's little white shirt, right near her shoulder.

"What the hell happened?" My voice cout sharper than | intended, and Asha flinched slightly in my arms.

Vivien's brows knit together.

"It's nothing serious," she said quickly. "She got a little tangled up on the jungle gym. It didn't even leave a

mark."

Asha, oblivious to my rising frustration, wiggled in my arms. "Snack, Daddy?" she asked, rubbing her tired eyes

with a pudgy fist.

| barely heard her. "She shouldn't be getting tangled up' at all," | snapped. "Isn't someone supposed to be

watching her? For the money | am paying that shouldn't happen."

Vivien's expression cooled. "Josh, we do watch her. It's a playground. Toddlers stumble. She wasn't hurt."

| clenched my jaw, barely suppressing the urge to lash out again. | knew | was being an asshole. | knew it wasn't

fair. But | was pissed at the universe, at myself, at this never-ending sense of helplessness. "Hmmm," | grunted,

keeping myself in check - barely, adjusting Asha on my hip.

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Vivien hesitated like she wanted to say something, but then she just sighed. "Drive safe."

| didn't answer. | just turned on my heel and left, buckling Asha into her car seat as she babbled to herself,

completely unaware of my foul mood.

That night, after I'd managed to get Asha bathed and into bed, | sat on the couch, staring at my phone.

Vivien's nflashed on the screen.

We hadn't really talked since Christmas. Since that one night, we had dinner. Since the moment | realized how

much | fucking liked looking at her. Since the moment | realized how wrong it felt, how much it felt like a

betrayal. Since | palmed my own cock to the thought of her mouth wrapped around it.

For months, I'd buried myself in getting Laura into the rehabilitation program in Germany. It had been eight

months now, and the last update from the doctors had been predictable -be patient, we'll let you know if

anything changes. Doctor-speak for: Stop asking every damn day if she's woken

So yeah, | was pissed. Pissed that my wife was gone in every way that mattered, pissed that my daughter might

never know her mother, pissed that | was even thinking about another

woman.

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| clenched my fists.

The phone kept ringing.

| nearly let it go to voicemail, but then-

"Fuck it."

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