“I didn’t say it was selfless.” Frustration started to creep into his voice. “It’s not just about your relationship with Luc. It’s also about mine. And aside from that, you’re right, I do want this baby. I want to be his dad. I want him to have my name, I want him to know who I am.”
“He won’t have your name,” she whispered, her voice thick with loathing. “You don’t deserve to give him your name.”
“Why the hell not?” He finally lost his cool, and his voice rose as his temper broke. “What did I do that was so f*****g wrong? I made a mistake in the beginning, I reacted in the wrong way, and I’ll be paying for that for the rest of my life. And worse, the baby will be paying for it too, won’t he? Because you’re too stubborn to admit that maybe I’d be a good father to that child.”
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