I didn't want him to leave but I knew he'd made his mind up and he wouldn't change it. I know he's only doing it for our good and is actually protecting me, but it doesn't mean it hurts any less. That night, I asked him to sleep in the same bed as baby Aaryan and myself. I shamelessly enjoyed the feel of his arms around me and his body close to me. I had laid with my head on his chest and memorized his heartbeat. I breathed in his scent and just tried to remember everything about him. Morning came too soon and as soon as the sun had risen, his bags were packed and he was standing by the front door and I was holding baby Aaryan in my arms as I looked at him longingly. "Please don't look at me like that, Sabrina," he pleaded as he looked at me like he was in actual physical pain, "if you

