Paige apologized for what Justin had done and told Cassidy that she was always welcome in the family. Maxwell escorted them to the car and the ride back to the apartment was filled with a different kind of quiet.
“I am sorry they had to hear that,” Maxwell said while looking at the sleeping twins. “They needed to know it was not their fault or mine,” Cassidy replied.
Over the next few months the legal battle was intense but Cassidy had the best support possible. Justin was fired and his reputation in the city was destroyed beyond repair.
He had to move into a tiny studio and sell his car to pay for his mounting legal fees. Gillian eventually called Cassidy and offered a tearful apology for all the years of judgment.
“I was blind because I wanted him to be the man he pretended to be,” Gillian admitted. Cassidy told her that she could see the boys but only if she never mentioned Justin lies again.
Maxwell did not disappear after the wedding and he became a steady presence in their lives. He helped Cassidy enroll in a nursing program and he showed up for every soccer game the boys played.