I reached up with the hand that didn’t hold our son and touched his face. “It was a confusing situation,” I said.
“Maybe,” he said. “But my behavior was inexcusable.”
“But not unforgiveable, and that’s what matters.” He brought my hand to his lips and held it there for a few beats.
“Thank you,” he said. “I need to apologize for so much more… the lawyers, the fights with Cassie that you had to overhear… I thought that I was grown up and a man of the world and then I slept with my maid and realized I didn’t know anything at all.”
“Vicki?”
“Yeah?”
“Can I hold him?”
When Alex was able to tear his eyes away from Michael he said, “Michael and I were wondering if his Mama might consent to having a date with his daddy when she gets out of the hospital?”
I laughed and said, “Mama would love that… but I don’t think I’ll be able to get too far from him for a while.”
“That’s okay,” Alex said, looking down at his son. “He has a standing invitation.”
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