right there.”
“You still could have walked out.”
He looked down.
“I stopped wanting to.”
“When you said everything in the waiting room…”
He shook his head.
“I didn’t want the excuse anymore.”
“I wanted to be the kind of person who didn’t need a reason to stay.”
“That’s who I need you to become.”
“I know.”
June stirred.
Without thinking, Ethan reached into the bassinet and rested his hand gently against her.
She settled.
I watched him.
He wasn’t looking at me.
He was looking at his daughter.
“She’s
