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And one who allowed hiated to the sidelines of life

The thought stopped him cold, Tricia’s bike suspended over his head on its way down fro lot

He’d allowed himself to be pushed aside with Tricia and as a by-product, Gavin And he was doing it again with Isabella Not that he could have forced either woman to share their children with him Nor would he want to do so

But the realization told hi key about himself He seemed content to be on the sidelines

His work required him to focus on a person’s health, and then step aside as the faood and bad

But as he lowered the bike, he had a sudden vision of the way he had figured into Tricia’s life She’d said she wasn’t open to e and he’d allowed himself to settle for less than he wanted He’d wanted to adopt Gavin, or have sohts, but when Tricia had deure to the boy—without any say in any of the key decisions in Gavin’s life Tricia had made all of those, from what sports he’d play to new school clothes

Craig’s bike came down next

And yeah, as he supposed to have done? Walked out? Left the boy to fend for himself? And Tricia

So, ht he had

His bike bounced down to the ground with a bit too ht reared Of course he’d loved Tricia

As much as she’d let him

A him love her at all

But he did A rush of e in his ar his forehead on his sleeve He’d never felt anywhere near that intensity of feeling for Tricia

He’d learned sos Matured

He knew he couldn’t settle for less than he needed