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He ripped the envelope open and his vision went a little gray No question He was a father

Lauren perched on his couch but he couldn’t sit down, not until he got the most important question answered

“Why?” he burst out as he absently paced the strip of hardwood between the couch and the fireplace “Why didn’t she tell me? I would have helped her with the medical bills Paid for diapers and teddy bears I would have—”

His throat seized

Liked to be involved But he couldn’t finish the thought, not with the way his chest had gotten so tight that he couldn’t breathe All this ti a baby without his help Without even bothering to tell him he’d fathered a son He’d have supported her if he’d known She shouldn’t have had to worry about anything

And noas too late

Lauren bit her lip “I argued with her about that I really did But she insisted you wouldn’t want the baby and she was scared you’d make her have an abortion”

Gage’s vision blacked out for a long ht he’d lose it if he couldn’t punch sonancy?

Life was precious, so precious That core belief was the one sole gift Nicolas’s death had given him The fact that Briana didn’t know that about him infuriated him Except how could he blame her? It spoke to the shallowness of their relationship that she’d assumed he wouldn’t want his son

Gradually, he uncurled his fists and breathed until he could speak

“Fine, okay I get that she didn’t tell ly—assumed I wouldn’t support her decision to raise her child Nothing could be further from the truth The baby is my responsibility and I appreciate the fact that you’ve co”

His vision went di actually translated into After years of cutting all ties oed to hook hiuy who had no practice with coet a crash course

He was a father A single father His child’s mother was dead and he had to step up His carefree days of living life to the fullest had just co halt with a set of brakes called parenthood