"I want to be there for this one." Kade's voice is raw. "I missed everything with Asher. The pregnancy, the birth, first steps, first words. I can't get that back. But I can be present for this baby if you'll let me."
"I said you could come to appointments."
"I mean more than that. I want to be involved. Help prepare the nursery, learn about prenatal care, be the person you call at 3am when you're craving something weird." He turns to face me fully. "I want to be a partner in this, not just a bystander."
"We're not partners, Kade. We're not together."
"I know. But we're having a baby together. That means we need to figure out how to co-parent, how to make decisions together, how to be in each other's lives even if we're not romantically involved." He pauses. "Unless... is there someone
