Hayley's POV

 

I heard a soft knock on the door and stood to open it. My hands were quaking violently, and it was a task just getting a grip on the door knob. I was already starting to get a grip on the tears flooding down, but then one look at Aiden's dad's soft expression and all my defenses came crumbling down.

 

My legs turned to mush, and I lost my balance. He caught me right on time and hugged me.

 

"I'm sorry." I said it was all I could muster up. I felt like a monster. What kind of child would hurt her own mother?

 

"Shush, she's going to...