Domestic Goddess/Intruder

Kieran placed my hand on his chest. ‘Here, feel it? It’s beating because of you, for you.’ I closed my eyes and leaned against him. ‘She still has feelings for you?’ ‘Sarah?’ Kieran sounded genuinely surprised. ‘I don’t…I didn’t see it.’ ‘A woman can always tell,’ I said, remembering the conversation with Conor earlier. ‘Well, um, be that as it may, my feelings for her are limited to guilt and pity. Not pity. Sympathy. And the same for Mia. I was absent from the first eight years of her life. I think I owe it to her to try to make up for it, but I just don’t know where to begin.’ ‘Tonight was a good start,’ I reassured him. ‘You tucked her in, read her bedtime stories. I think she liked it.’ ‘Okay.’ ‘You’ll figure out the rest of it. I have faith in you. Just take it one step at a time. And don’t worry about me. Whatever I feel about you and Sarah, I’m not going to stop you from spending time with your daughter.’ Kieran drew me in closer. ‘Thank you, honey.’ ‘Hey, remember, no thanks n