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Waiting there in the airport I was full of anxiety. I couldn't sit still and for some reason this anxiety. It was making me want a drink. But I didn't know why. I had to shake the thought out of my head.

"Can I go to the restroom?" I asked my escort.

"I'll have to come with you." He stated in firm voice.

"Uh, never mind." I said. Everyone who was under treatment in the facility and wanted to leave and go somewhere had to have an escort. Just in case if that person wanted to go out and get drunk, or get a fix. Which did make sense. The plane had just landed a couple of minutes ago, and the first few passengers were starting to come out into the terminal. Many were greeted with cheerful hellos and flowers and balloons. I stood up, wiping my hands on my pants, and immediatly started scanning the crowd. I saw my mom in the midst of the other passengers. I guess she saw me too and immediatley rushed over to me. I could already see the tears in her eyes. She ran up to me and embraced me in a hug. It was the kind of hug a mom would give her son if he'd gotten lost in a department store. It was a hug full of relief.

"You look great Troy!" She said looking up at me. "Oh, I said I wasn't going to cry! But, I always end up crying anyways. Gabriella should be out, she got stuck in the crowd."

"Good. You look really good mom. I'm so glad you're here." I said sincerely, draping my arm over her shoulder. I looked up to scan the crowd again, and thats when I saw her. It was like I was seeing her for the fist time. Her beauty was almost unexplainable, like no other girl I'd ever seen before. Her flawless face scanned the crowd, and I noticed the car seat she was carrying. I also noticed the baby that was delicately sleeping in side the car seat. Immediately I could feel my heart swell because I knew he was my son. I hadn't even held him in my arms and I could already feel the tears in my eyes. She sat the car seat down and started looking around, her soft brown eyes darting around gracefully.

"There they are." I said, guiding my mom toward where Gabriella was standing, her back was now facing us. My mom stopped midway and looked up at me.

"I think you two should..." She said, but I could understood what she was saying. I continued walking to Gabriella until I was standing right behind her.

I cleared my throat and said "Hey Gabby." She turned around and all she did was look down at the baby and look up at me.

Then, she said, "Troy..Hi." She reached up and gave me a hug, and it felt so good to have her in my arms again. "You look better." She said, as she pulled away.

"Thanks. I feel better." I said. I looked down at my son, and squatted down. I reached out to touch his hand and his little fingers wrapped around my much bigger ones.

"Hey buddy." I looked up at Gabriellla and asked, "Can I?". She nodded and I saw a tear slide down her cheek. I carefully lifted him out of the seat and I heard a little whimper. I put one hand under his bottom, and the other on his head. I held him out in front of me and examined his angelic face. As far as I could tell he had Gabriella's nose, and his hair was the same color as mine. I laid his small body against my chest. This was definitely a moment in my life that I would never forget. I could feel his tiny chest constricting up and down as he slept peacefully, not even aware that this was his first encounter with his father. A story that someday when he's older, I'll tell him about. I could just feel the tears burning in the back of my eyes. I knew it was going to be hard, but not this hard.

I was broken out of my first moments with my son by my escort. "Mr. Bolton. We need to be getting back." He said, as he gave me a sympathetic smile. I nodded my head in response, although I didn't want to really go, because I wanted to relish in the moment for a little bit longer.

"And this is the guest quarters for visiting families, where you'll be staying." Said Troy, as he ended the tour he gave us of where we'd be staying. It one of a few cottages outside the grounds of the rehab center. It was small, but large enough to live in. It was a series of different shades of yellow and white, and it felt very homey. It had two bedrooms and one bathroom, a small kitchen, and a small living area.

"Oh, wow. This is nice! Good thing we aren't staying in a hotel after all." Luci said. The whole time he had held Luke and hadn't put him down since, except for the car ride here. Honestly I thought it would be so hard to find the real Troy. But when he'd held Luke for the first time, and how careful he was with him, and how he looked at him. It was one of the most beautiful things I'd ever witnessed. I could see the regret in his eyes, but I could also see the love, fear, and tears in his eyes. I couldn't help myself as I felt my own tears coming down my face.

"You should put your things away. Mrs. Hargrave would like to meet with you guys tomorrow." He said with a genuine smile on his face, which made me smile. Luci, along with her suitcase had went into the other bedroom.

"I think it's time for a diaper change." I said, walking over to Troy. "Do you want to do it?" I asked.

"Uh, sure." He said a little apprehensively. He sat Luke carefully onto the bed, and watched him as he squirmed around.

"It's okay. It's not hard." I instructed him step by step on how to correctly how to change a diaper, and surprisingly he did better than I expected. He picked Luke back up and sat him in his lap.

"Wow. That was easier than I thought." He said, laughing a little. "I'm glad your here," He said sweetly. "and our son is beautiful Gabby. He really is."

"Yeah." I said, not really knowing what to say. A silence fell between us that was a little awkward.

"I really didn't mean to leave, I just had to." Troy said out of nowhere. I looked over at him, his face was etched with pain as he held on to Luke's hand. "I did it for you, my mom, my son. I was doing it for all the right reasons." He said, looking into my eyes.

Looking down at my hands I said, "I know. It's what was best I guess." Out of all the times I imagined him telling me that, I could feel his sincerity and it sincerity was a good feeling. I didn't have any doubt about it. I knew that no matter the circumstances I wanted to be with Troy. I took my hand and reached it out to Troy. He took it gently and I looked into his eyes and said, "I do still love you Troy. People easily make mistakes, but people can easily fix them too." It kind of felt like I was telling him I love him for the first time. "You just have to give it time. I'm here for you." I looked down to Luke and said, "We're here for you." I looked up to him and smiled.

"I do still love you too." He said as he kissed my hand. In that moment I knew that the only man I would ever love would be Troy. No matter what.

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