Chapter 6

On the way home from Nathan’s school, I passed by the fast-food restaurant that he had always wanted to eat at, but I had never allowed.

On a whim, I decided to stop and buy him a hamburger.

Then through the glass window, I saw Christopher sitting with Nathan and Janine.

They were eating all the junk food I had always forbidden.

I stood outside and listened as Nathan spoke.

"Miss Janine, my grandmother said that Dad was supposed to marry you but my mom crawled into his bed when he was drunk. Don’t worry, I’ll help you get rid of her."

Christopher smiled at him, neither confirming nor denying the words.

I wanted to rush in and tell Nathan it wasn’t like that.

It was Christopher who had used my love to quash his mother’s wish for him to marry Janine.

He said he was still young, that he wasn’t ready to settle down. He did not want to marry either Janine or me.

If I hadn’t gotten pregnant with Nathan, I probably wouldn’t have married him either.

He had turned a small mi