Chapter 32: Christian
(Open Truths)
“Vanessa, what are you doing?” I pulled her aside and asked her.
“I'm introducing myself to my children.” She shrugged.
“No. I won't let you.”
“Why? Because I didn't agree to come back to you as your wife?” She challenged me.
“That is not the reason, Vanessa. Don't put words in my mouth.”
“Then what is the reason?”
“It is because I do not want you to raise their hopes up that they have a shot at a complete family. A mother and a father who live together, just like the other kids they see. Only for you to wake up one morning and decide that that type of life isn't for you. Or you probably feel tied down by the children. Don't start what you can't finish, Vanessa. I'm warning you.” I made it clear.
“So that's your problem?”
“Yes. You're
