TOO LATE TO WANT ME BACK, MR CEO

ro

zed that long before I was d

all my own. I could go back to my parent's but it would just

ed out of the hospital, the s

thout me. Everything felt

ror

. It was the stranger. The man w

ing care of my baby like

all the time in the world."Where do you

yes out of embarrassment. "

ed to the baby in my arms, then bac

save me and take care of my baby for the long period

I nodded in agreement.His ho

hile he set my things down."You can st

hy

y are you helping me?"He paused, then s

or questions or expectations. My

adjust. Leon helped more than he shoul

lained. Neither did he ask for anything in return and that scar

rs trembled as I held the phone to my ear. Bu

formed in my chest as I slowly realized. They didn't call me or lo

nsible for asking, asking and a

ation scheme to them.They had tormented me about givin

at to happen as my child would have been subjected to a

past my lips as I slo

sence, a small giggle broke the silence and I turned to t

picked him up gently, holding him close."I have you, Theo,

weren't alone until I heard the voice of Leon and looked back to fin

him."I'm heading to work." He announced, lifting

could have been Damien. I quickly got the thought

ically eating and sleeping daily. I didn't w

ketching.The ideas flowed out of me like they had been waiting and whe

bered.My fingers trembled slightly.Fashion des

can do this again."But reality hit quickly.

e home about. The little I had

orry crept in."How am I

turned to see Leon standing behi

did

cut in simply. "Ver

ust a d

eeting my eyes.

then,"I don't have the mone

roposed immediately. "I'll

stunned

" he repeated.

letely thrown off."Wh

moment before answering."

only sound that could be heard w

to me before. Not like th

s hand, then at Theo sleeping pea

life.I took a slow brea

ke this a