he said.
Luke lifted his head.
“Not of you,” Mike said quickly. “Never of you. Not for one second of your whole life.”
He swallowed hard.
“Of me,” he said. “Of what I couldn’t do.”
“When the doctor told me I couldn’t have kids,” Mike said, “I felt like less of a man. Like I’d failed your mom. Like I’d failed my own father, who had five boys and always said a Whitman man’s job is to carry on the name.” ChildSafety Locks
He shook his head slowly.
“And when
