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Chapter Thirty:

Rayburn spent Sunday looking at old photos. Stephanie always looked happy in them but either she or Dean weren't smiling completely. Her sitting next to a doll house Rayburn thought she was too young to have but he bought it behind her back. When they went to Disneyworld where she wouldn't let her ride certain rides because Stephanie had mild motion sickness. When she was riding her first bike and Rayburn was trying not to scream at Dean for not buying knee or elbow pads. Would they argue over what car she could have? Stephanie had been eying the local dogs lately. Will that be their next big argument?

She moaned and began to do some light housecleaning. Life was an endless battle. She always wanted what was best for her daughter. Rayburn began to think of the past few months. Was putting Stephanie through her idea of misery for love worth it? Was what she had even love or just sex?

Rayburn went to her office and began to straighten things. She admired the picture she kept of her and Stephanie at the zoo taken a few years ago. Her phone beeped and she saw the text. She made up her mind.

…

At six-thirty in the morning he looked as dreamy as ever wearing a suit and tie. She wanted to rip them off. She took a step back.

"This needs to end," she said.

"I know," he said with a sigh. "Can you come in?"

She walked in and ignored the desire to pull his tie.

"How was your date?" she asked casually.

"Great, actually Felicia and I really hit it off," he said. "We already have a second date scheduled."

"I'm happy for you Spencer," she said meant it.

"You know this means this has to end right?" he said. "I can't be cheating on her and everything with our daughters—"

"I want to keep custody of Stephanie, badly," she said firmly. "You can't be in the picture while I'm trying to do that or ever I think."

"I know and I only want to what is best for Jenna," Reid said. He took her hand. "What we had was special in its own way Addison but it has to end."

Rayburn felt herself tearing up. "I know. Thank you for making me feel special, strong, and sexy for the first time in a long time."

"Thank you for being there for me as I struggled with raising Jenna. It meant a lot to me to have you there for me, even in the shadows."

Rayburn let go and walked to the door before she could do anything impulsive. "Goodbye Spencer."

"Goodbye Addison."