John got up and looked at Harry with disappointment. “I would never have dreamed you’d have such a secret.”
“I’ve disappointed you. We all do wrong things. We’re human. I’m sorry for it, I am. But I can’t be her father.”
“Maybe you don’t deserve to be. You’ve done enough by hiding this from her. You’ve let her ex-husband find her. And what about Tim? You’ll miss out on him. He’s great; I don’t know how you could turn your back on that.”
Harry regarded John intently. “Do you love her?”
“No. What the hell made you ask that?”
“You seem overly involved and concerned for her. You care for Tim. I may not have the right, but I’d be pleased if she had you in her life.”
John shook his head. “You know nothing about her or me.”
“I know what I see. And you have taken an avid interest in Cassie,
