I scrubbed my body hard, as if that would be enough to wash away the s**t I had just done. But it wasn't regret. It was clarity. I slept with someone else, but my body wanted Nicole. And now that I know that, there is no turning back.
I finished my shower, wrapped myself in a towel, and walked out, my feet still wet, heading straight to Sophia's room. I peeked through the crack in the door. She was sitting on her playmat, putting some colorful blocks together and talking to herself.
"It's bath time for the bunny, now daddy is going to get the broom..." she made voices for her toys, completely absorbed in her own world.
"And what if the real daddy gets here?" I said, opening the door slowly.
"DADDYYY!" she shouted on impulse, running toward me.
She threw herself at me as if she hadn't
