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Layla

He was Nathan's father.

Leo was Nathan's father and I confirmed that when the results came in about two weeks later.

Nathan was playing in the living room as I made him dinner before bed and I didn't need to ask before knowing who rang the doorbell at that moment.

"Leo"

He walked past me into the living room where Nathan rushed into his arms to greet him and I wondered if he had slept any properly since we gave the samples two weeks ago.

"I'm guessing you've seen it" I said as I walked into the kitchen, and he nodded, bringing Nathan into the kitchen with him.

"I still can't believe it."

"Me neither."

Like how did my ex-boyfriend end up being the father of my child? It felt surreal. The spaghetti and meatballs I had left to steam on the stove cooked very well some minutes later, and I served all of us.

Leo couldn't keep his hands or eyes off Nathan and I couldn't keep my eyes off him either. He had this super excited smile on his face that I hadn't seen before. Maybe once, when