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I continue to sing as I think about her and our unborn child growing in her belly, and how"I will always love you"

I pick out the last few chords and set the instruainst the wall I stand and press my lips to hers When she doesn’t even flinch, I flop back down in the chair and lay ain It’s like I have no fucking control over theht The puddle on the bed grows as they keep flowing

"Please, Kitten I love you Don’t leavea baby Did you hear that? I know I ht not be exactly the best fathers up, but damn it, Aubrey I want that chance Please co life to spark into her

Her fingers twitch against hting to move I know I should call for the nurse, but I don’t want to risk theain

I jump up and kiss her smooth cheek "Please, baby, come back to me" The monitor beeps pick up speed and ht for our baby Give me a chance to try and be a father--to be the man I know I can be for you"

Her entire hand jerks as soon as the words leaveI smooth her hair back froles to wake up "Can you hearanywhere"

Thedown as her body relaxes and she blinks slowly before she opens her eyes Her lips part and she whispers rab her hand and kiss it over and over as I sht here"

She nods "It was you I heard your voice, singing to me It pulled me in and I had to follow it It lead me back to you"

"I’oing to be an idiot and leave your side again There’s no getting rid of me now," I tell her "It’s you, me, and our baby forever You’re all the fareen eyes "Our baby?"

I bitebetween nant They found out when they were running a bunch of tests on you"

Tears leak down her cheeks "We’re going to have a baby? I thought you…"

I shaketo be a family"

As soon as the words leavewhat I’ve alanted--a family that loves me, and I love back just as ether "I love you, Kitten"

When I pull back she touches my cheek "And I love you Forever"

It’s taken nearly teeks to have Zach’s father’s body moved to Kentucky It wasn’t an easy choice for Zach to bury his father in the plot his family reserved next to his mother, but in the end family comes first My h more hell than one person should ever have to withstand, but I’ happier with each passing day

The pastor says a prayer as Zach’s father is lowered into the cold earth and Zach grips les to hold back his eh for me to hear "But he was still my father, the only one I ever had, and I hate that I still loved him"

I lean s and alcohol change people The man you knew the last few years wasn’t really your father Don’t feel guilty about loving the man you knew he really was deep down"

He turns his head and kisses the top of et so lucky to have you in ently "Us, you mean," I correct hiainst the world, just like always You’re going to be a great nant would be an understate insidefatherhood, but if he could see hih reat care of me the last couple of weeks since we found out--barely allowingto be an as ainst his side as the casket cole white rose he’s holding into the open grave

When Zach stands he pullsside him and tosses in the flower "Goodbye, Dad I hope you find Moain"

I sniff as his words drive home how our baby and I are really the only family he has now That is until Noel rests his hand on Zach’s opposite shoulder and Trip and Tyke stand beside him That’s when I remember, not only does Zach have me, he has a new family in the form of Black Falcon