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was settled and perfect with Ian, my mind wouldn’t stop wondering about what my Aunt Nancy said about my dad. He left my mom when he found out she was pregnant and abandoned his children. Desperation was settling in, and I wondered if my life would’ve been different if he’d stuck around. I felt an overwhelming need to confront him because I was pissed and hurt by a man I’d never even met. I stepped off the treadmill, wrapped my hands, put on the gloves, and started jabbing at the bag. Jab. Jab. Punch. Punch. The more I thought about him, the harder I punched. I bet he didn’t even know he had twin children. The thought consumed me as I continued to punch. The sweat was dripping from my forehead with each punch and kick I made.
    “Remind me never to piss you off.”
    I gave the bag a few more punches and then stopped and stood there, trying to catch my breath. Ian walked over to me and handed me a towel.
    “What was that all about? Don’t get me wrong, sweetheart ; watching you do that was fucking hot, but seriously, it looked like you were about to rip the bag from the ceiling.”
    “I was just thinking about my dad,” I said as I wiped my face with the towel.
    “I wondered how long it would take for what Nancy said to sink in.”
    “It’s been there since she told me, but I had someone else on my mind and there wasn’t any room for any other thoughts,” I said as I kissed him on the lips.
    “You’re getting me hard, Rory. I’m standing here staring at you and wishing that I was the reason for you sweating.” He winked.
    “You’re sexy, Mr. Braxton, but I do have to take a shower. I’m starting to stink. ”
    “Yeah, I know.”
    I playfully punched him in the arm. “You ass.”
    Ian picked me up and put me over his shoulder as he slapped my ass and carried me up the stairs. “Now I’m going to punish you, Miss Sinclair, and you’re not going to like it.”
    I couldn’t stop laughing each time he slapped me. “Somehow , I think I’m going to fully enjoy your punishment.”
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    “It’s good to see you, Rory. I was a bit worried that you stopped coming to our sessions,” Dr. Neil said.
    “I’m sorry, Dr. Neil. I should’ve called you , but things happened so fast.”
    “So, tell me how you and Ian are doing?”
    Dr. Neil and I talked about my relationship with Ian instead of my past. I thought that I had put closure on it after I went back to Indiana, but the thoughts of my father consumed me. After we finished talking about Ian, I told her about what Nancy had said about my father.
    “What are your feelings towards your father right now?” she asked.
    I looked down at my hands and began playing with my nails. “I’m angry at him.”
    “Why?” she asked.
    “Because he abandoned not only my mother, but his kids. I don’t think he knows that there are two of us.”
    “You mean twins?”
    “Yes.”
    “If you were to see him, what would you say to him?”
    I looked up at her and didn’t say anything. I knew what I wanted to say, but I was too afraid, because if I did say something, the hurt and abandonment would become too real.
    “Rory, what would you say to him if he was standing in this room?” she asked again. “It’s all right.”
    I got up from the couch and walked over to where a picture hung over the fireplace. It was a painting of two women looking at each other through the glass. One was dressed in black and the other was dressed in white, but it was the same person.
    “I would tell him that I hate him. I would tell him what a horrible person he was to leave like he did and abandon his own flesh and blood.”
    “Okay, that’s a start,” Dr. Neil said. “Do you think that you would want to find him and tell him how you feel? Maybe find out his reason for leaving.”
    “ I’ve thought about it. I want him to know what he’s done and how his children grew up,” I said as tears started to fall. “I just want to know if he has any regrets. I need to know the