Sydney's POV

Mark must have noticed that I had turned my gaze from Grace's retreating figure and pinned it on him because he looked up from Aiden and blurted, "What?"

"Are you seriously asking me that?" I scowled at him.

He smiled and asked softly, "Come on, what's wrong? Did I do something to upset you?"

Since I decided to have Aiden, Mark had unfailingly been there for me. Grace and I were surprised, and I kept holding my breath... I kept my fingers crossed, hoping that someday he'd get tired of either pretending or tending to a woman that wasn't his and leave. But he stayed. He stayed all...