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Once they were gone, I shot Ryan a quick look. Ryan chuckled awkwardly. “She’s your daughter. I was just teaching her a few things. You’re not mad, right?”

“No, I appreciate it,” I replied, honestly surprised that Ryan would even bother Yvonne. Maybe he did that for me.

Ryan let out a sigh. “Why’d you have a kid so young? By the looks of it, you hadn’t even graduated yet, right?”

“I don’t know. Maybe I just wasn’t thinking straight,” I said with a shrug.

Ryan looked at me, a little pity in his eyes. “Did Jared trick you into having a baby?”

It’s hard to say. Jared and I were pretty crazy about each other back then, and having a kid was something we both

wanted.

“No, it was my own decision,” I said honestly.

Ryan looked a bit regretful: “Your daughter doesn’t look like you at all. She’s basically her dad’s mini–me.”

I hesitated. He was right; Yvonne looked just like Jared, not a single feature from me.

“That’s what they say about genetics. Daughters usually end up looking more like their fathers,” I said with a smile.

she took after you, she’d be even prettier,” Ryan added,

I’ll have

a second, a hint of nervousness flickering across his

but he actually looked a little tense. I shook my head. “Who knows? Whoever I

My grandpa wants me

bright future ahead of you. You should

my grandpa wants, but honestly, I’m kind of lost,” Ryan said, leaning forward on the desk. “If I had someone to stick with me,

me. “Sorry, but I’m not

was momentarily stunned. I didn’t want to lie or make empty promises. “Ryan, you need to walk this

who’s ever been this blunt with

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want

so everyone wanted

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you didn’t want to hear?” I figured Ryan might be annoyed, so

his head. “What I really need right now is someone to throw some cold water on me, you know? I’ve spent

you a glutton

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