Page 147 of My Big, Fat, Secret Billionaire Baby

And in doing so, I proved I’m still the same reckless, selfish bastard I’ve always been.

The kind of man who chooses the fall over everything else.

The kind of man who breaks promises without even speaking them.

Sabrina will know. She’ll see it in my eyes when I get back. If she’s even still there.

And the freedom I just tasted? It already feels like another fucking cage.

Worst of all?

I know I’m probably going to do it again.

I sigh.

Patterns.

For me, apparently, they’re almost impossible to break.

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Sabrina

Leo’s been ‘away at work’ a lot this week. More than usual.

He still materializes for his nightly Mia playtime, which I’ll admit melts my cynical heart a little. He’s surprisingly good with her.

Patient, even. Who knew ‘billionaire adrenaline junkie’ and ‘adept at peek-a-boo’ could coexist in the same human?

But then, after Mia’s asleep, after our own… encounters… he’s distant.

Yes, the sex is still mind-blowing, don’t get me wrong.

Like, curl-your-toes, forget-your-own-name mind-blowing.

But something’s still off. It’s less connection, more… release. Like he’s trying to burn off some restless energy he can’t quite contain. Again, I’m getting the strange feeling from him that he’s worried every time might be thelasttime, and I’m not quite sure how to process that.

I’m still retreating to the guest suite. My little ‘fortress of solitude’ as Leo sarcastically called it. And lately, I’ve been glad for that small, self-imposeddistance. It feels like a buffer against… well, againstthis.

This whatever-it-is we’re doing.

This tightrope walk between co-parents, colleagues, and something far more combustible.

I’m not sure how longthisis going to last, and the not-knowing gnaws at me.

What am I going to do if I lose him?

Lose him how, Sabrina?

As a client?

As a co-parent?

As the guy whose touch makes you forget every sensible rule you’ve ever made for yourself?

All of the above, probably.

This morning, I’m trying to be productive. In my corner of Leo’s home office, I’m researching new PR angles for Maxwell & Briggs, trying to spin the whole ‘recovered daredevil embraces fatherhood’ narrative into something even more compelling.

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