CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY SIX - Between Choices and Consequences

"I love you too, Mommy," Kayla replied, squeezing Deonna tightly. She then turned to Logan, who had been hanging back. "Daddy, aren't you going to say goodbye?" Logan stepped forward, his eyes meeting Deonna's briefly before he focused on Kayla. "Of course, princess. Come here." He scooped Kayla up in a big hug, holding her close. "You have the best day ever, okay? Daddy loves you to the moon and back." As they watched Kayla skip into the daycare center, Logan turned to Deonna. "Can we please talk about this? I can't stand this silence between us." Deonna's face remained impassive. "There's nothing to talk about, Logan. You've made your choices. Now we both have to live with them." With that, she turned and walked back to the car, leaving Logan standing alone on the sidewalk, the gulf between them seeming wider than ever. At the office, Deonna threw herself into her work, determinedly ignoring the whispers and glances that followed her. She focused all her attention on rebuilding