Gentleman Wanted 2

Gemma

I didn’t answer, my mouth opened but no words came out. It was like I was suddenly faint. I couldn’t do anything but curl my hand around Gent’s like he was a lifeline. Which was exactly what he had been for the last year.

Not just for me but for Bobby as well. I wasn’t sure how we would have managed without him looking after us. It had been almost impossible for me to find work after I started to show. No one wanted to employ a pregnant woman, and Gent had stepped up without being asked.

He had been the one to make sure I had everything I needed for the baby, that we had a roof over our heads and food on the table.

Hell, he had been the one to hold my hand as I gave birth, the one to cut the umbilical cord and the first person to hold Bobby.

And never once had he complained. He had done more for us than a lot of biological dads had done.

One day Gent would make some woman really happy. He would have a family and children of his own. But for now, he seemed to love being Uncle