THREE YEARS LATER "Mama I don't want to go" Keane grumbled. "Why not. Francis wants to take us out and you don't want to?" "He's not daddy and I don't like him" "Me too. I want to spend my birthday with daddy not uncle Francis" Amaryl concurred. Yes, their birthday was in a week and Francis wanted us to spend it together. I looked at Axel and he shrugged. God. This kids were frustrating. Anyways while Nikolai and I had been apart for this long and I started seeing someone. The kids didn't like being around him. They had made that clear. Francis was nice and safe and perfect. Even without sparks or passion. "We are all going whether you like it or not" I said firmly. "No. I'm not" Keane shouted and his siblings joined him. I was trying to control them when Nikolai came in. "What's

