a son with the CEO

, not permanently. Then ag

er, either. He knew practi

ing that his personal life was in chaos and his head wasn’t in the right pl

that he wasn’t a v

hat Emmy had agreed, probably, wanting to support his best friend. But he’d

ever need to be

lack hole where his best friend had once been. And now there were all these

se, he didn’t want to do it. He resented the way that a baby could wreak such havoc on his life and turn e

baby’s fault and—well,

Dylan knew that he’d never respect himself again if he took it—if he did what

child who

learly oblivious to the turmoil in Dylan’s head. ‘But it’s

ven going to notice his s

d have to get used to two different sets of rules, t

sounded but unable to stop himself, because it was easier to fight

it. I’ve spent time with

him bro

eeling even more guilty. He h

ith him, but you don’t wan

She sighed. ‘So what

was supposed to be.’ The words ca

n the world round the other way to reverse time, and

s. I wish it could be. Tha

t a fairy godmother. And we have to do what’s right for Tyler. To make hi

e Dylan feel even more gu

moon and stars. And it was wr

ave two choices. Either

ay to be civil to each oth

et me bring him

et me bring him

on my own,’ Dylan suggeste

as a thi

ou get a live-in nanny and

econds when you g

t’s u

she asked

teeth pulled out without a

‘I don’t want to live with you.’

prepared to put Tyler’s needs before mine. Just as I know

ve done for him. Disgust

ish as his mother. And that didn’t sit well with him. He didn’t want to

t I’m prepar

o much to ask one person to do

thoughts.’ She shrugge

always ask my

Dylan could do. And how pat

ink about this,’ he said

ways did when he made a business decision: work out all the scenarios, dec

ay and messing things up.

et back t

sit for as long as I need

take at the

meet again in an hour. When we’ve bot

e to think about what the social worker said. You haven’t. And it’s a b

‘An hour’s fine. I’ll