Bailey POV
After he leaves, the house feels suffocatingly quiet.
Diana excuses herself, saying something about making tea, though I think she just needs a moment to cry privately.
Richard squeezes Orion's shoulder. "We're going to get through this, son."
Then he leaves too and now, it's just Orion and me on the couch.
I finally let myself fall apart.
The tears come hard and fast, and Orion pulls me into his lap, holding me while I sob into his chest.
"I'm sorry," I keep saying. "I'm so sorry, this is all my fault…"
"Bailey, stop," he says firmly, tilting my face up to look at him. "This is not your fault. This is Nolan being a vindictive bastard. It's none of your fault." He tries to reassure me.
"But if I hadn't…if we hadn't…"
"Then I wouldn't have you," he interrupts, slowly wi
