Love Unspoken

The sun outside was blazing, its hot rays streaming through the window and lighting up the quiet hallway.

Alexander slouched against the wall, the sunlight making his pale face almost see-through.

After a beat, he struggled to say, "I get it. I'll take care of her. Even if you never forgive me, I'll treat her like..."

He tried to finish, but Quinn's words about the two unwanted kids stopped him cold.

Locking eyes with Quinn, he said, "I'll make sure she grows up safe and sound, just like any other kid."

His words made Quinn's eyes fill with tears.

She turned away, staring at the bright sunlight outside, which only made her eyes sting more.

first showed him the pregnancy test, she had dreamed of hearing these words from him, imagining a

now, hearing these words about a child that wasn't even

ironic and

just abandon another innocent kid because

of a father, he'd be haunted by guilt and regret, tortured by his past mistakes. When it came to

he adopted this child, he should carry that weight

tears and turned

have you noticed how cold

face was unreadable,

on, "Do you even know how to raise a kid? How to make her grow up happy and healthy? Do you know what it takes? Even just now, you were

kid. I don't

"I won't deny it. You're right about everything. I'm not into kids, whether it's this one or our