*Cat*

I drove up to the house, my entire body still shaking and my eyes streaming with tears. It hadn’t been an act. Yes, I’d allowed myself to cry in front of Junior and all those men. They would probably never take me seriously again, but I hadn’t been able to control it.

When I saw my baby, and heard her voice calling for me as she tried to shove her way out of Junior’s arms and reached for me with those hands grabbing at the air, I kind of lost ...