1Lisa once again settled into her new home, new job, new daycare. She figured she'd thrown Jackson off for a while, and was happy when the twins stopped asking where their daddy was.

Lisa had had a really exhausting day that Friday, so was as shocked as ever when the history teacher came up to her in the mailroom.

"Lisa?" he asked uncomfortably. "Hi."

"Hi, Leo," she smiled at him. He was known by all the students as "the cool teacher" and by all the female students as "the hot teacher". He was very cute, Lisa noted.

"I-um, was just wondering," he said shyly. Lisa loved that about him. "Do you want to get dinner with me tonight? I know it's short notice, I...was kind of too shy to ask before. You are so pretty, and so sweet."

Lisa smiled, about to say yes, but then paused. She'd never been able to trust a man other than her father before.

"I-um, my kids," she said simply.

"My daughter Becky is sixteen, she can watch them," he offered eagerly, not wanting to let her slip away.

Lisa still didn't know. Legally, she was still bound to Jackson, and still contemplating her feelings for him.

He's gone, Lisa, she told herself. You won't ever see him again, and you deserve some time to yourself.

"Sure," she answered Leo, smiling.

That night at eat, Lisa's doorbell rang. Lisa left her kids with Leo's responsible daughter and let him take her out.

They went to a casual family restaurant. Lisa enjoyed the change in atmosphere from the places Jackson brought her, and soon she found herself telling Leo everything that had occurred in the past six years. His eyes widened, but Lisa stood her ground. She figured that if he didn't flee, but instead helped her work through this, then he was the guy for her.

"That is horrible," he said, shaking his head. "What a jackass. All that stuff on the plane...now this. You never should have trusted him."

"I know," Lisa sighed at his statement of the obvious. "He's...horrible. I don't even think he cares about his own children anymore. I have to watch everywhere I turn."

Leo nodded as he brought her home. When he reached her doorstep, he kissed her goodnight on the cheek. Lisa fell asleep happy.

When she went back to school the next week, they ate lunch together everyday. Lisa drew glares from the female student body. Lisa drove home Friday afternoon, mentally picking out her outfit for their date Saturday. As she pulled up to the daycare, the teacher, Nina, greeted her warmly.

"Hi, Lisa," she said kindly to her.

"Hi Nina," Lisa answered, looking around at the brightly colored playroom. "How where they today?"

Nina smiled. "They were wonderful. Your husband was proud as could be of them when he picked them up."

"My husband?" Lisa tensed. "I don't have a husband."

"But-he had the same last name," Nina frowned. "Looked the same-"

Lisa didn't hear the last part as she bolted home.

Please, please, be Leo, she prayed as she unlocked her door.

Lisa opened the door and gasped, trying to comprehend what she saw.