Chapter 12

“You’re getting married?”

Tarquin froze. “Who told you that?” he asked.

Elijah didn’t speak, just stared him down.

It hit Tarquin then, “Nola let it slip?”

Elijah’s brow furrowed ever so slightly as he stayed silent.

Understanding dawned on Tarquin, and his face darkened as he explained, “Don’t listen to her tall tales! Daddy’s not looking to bring you a stepmom. You know I’ve never stopped looking for your birth mother.”

“Not marrying her?”

“Not in a million years!”

“Sure?”

“Positive!”

eased a bit, “I

do I,”

Elijah

quivered, “Any news about my mom?”

assured, the second there’s a word,

about love – a one–woman man for life. Since they had been together, then it had to

up out of the blue, Tarquin’s feelings became a tangle of love and resentment. She was the only one he’d ever been with; Elijah was

only did she abandon him, but also their kid! How cruel she must

Elijah calm down. He knelt beside him

Daddy’s just as eager to find her. I wish she could appear before us right now, but… some things can’t be forced. Our wanting her doesn’t guarantee she’ll be here.”

bitter pill to swallow that the highest–valued men in the world were both lonely and pitiful since they were abandoned by

Mommy want you, or me? Did you not do enough, or am I not good

so how could you be not good enough? You’re

you who’s not good enough. Did you upset her? Is

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