Jeff stared at the front door, his hat in his hands. He wasn’t sure what he wanted to say, but he sure knew what he was feeling. Betrayed, hurt, upset, and yet, understanding and forgiving. Lupita was a quiet woman, there were no two ways around that, and she hadn’t been vocal about her past relationship. But she had expressed, one night that her ex walked out, leaving her pregnant and alone. Her own mom tossed her out and she raised the baby alone, working long hours and having help from dear friends and neighbors. And she told Jeff, as much as he didn’t want to take her baby away from her, that she would never forgive that man and had issues with any man in general. So really, in her eyes, he was doomed from the start. Of course, that did not make this okay. Nor did it make her issues wi

