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!”

bit, “I don’t

I,” Tarquin

Elijah

“Any news about my

assured, the second there’s a word, Daddy will tell

was grateful. And he was old–school about love – a one–woman man for life. Since they had been together, then it had to be her and no one else in his heart. He longed

became a tangle of love and resentment. She was the only one he’d ever been with; Elijah was surely hers and their fruit of love. So, how

died on their doorstep! Not only did she abandon

fumed internally, he saw Elijah calm down. He knelt beside him to

could appear before us right now, but… some things can’t be forced. Our wanting her doesn’t guarantee she’ll be here.” He said.

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

want you, or me? Did you not do enough,

when you were just born so how could you be not good enough? You’re a great kid,

not good enough. Did you upset her? Is that why

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