Celine returned to her packing when Natalia left the room, but her mind was occupied by a thousand thoughts at once, she couldn't focus on one, until she heard Leah's little voice cut through her thoughts with another question again,
"Mommy, do you really not like my Daddy anymore?" Leah was really curious about this specific question, so she asked it openly when she was alone with her mother again.
Celine returned to Leah's side, looking her in the eyes with a complicated expression, "Can I tell you a secret?"
Leah nodded eagerly, "Yes, you can tell me anything Mommy!"
Celine hesitated for a second before saying, "The truth is...I really like your Daddy a lot, and I...I really want to be with him." Her words came out with a sigh, for the first time she was openly admitting her feelings out loud. For the first time, she was opening up about the fact that this was what her heart longed for without her feeling scared of what might happen.
