“Whoa, whoa, whoa. Slow down, Pearl.” I took a big gulp of wine as tears streamed down my face again. “Yes, drink that, and settle down. First of all, I am a sure thing. We are a sure thing. Don’t you doubt it for a minute. Second, if I weren’t positive about you, I wouldn’t have gone tonight. I know what it’s like to be that kid who has people coming in and out of your life regularly, and it sucks. That was something that impressed me so much about you; you considered Shiloh Kate in your decisions to date. That’s what good parents do, right? They consider how their choices will affect their children. Third, if it is this bad every time, that’s okay too. I’ve got you, Luca Pearl. You don’t have to do this alone anymore.”
I wrapped my arms around him and squeezed as hard as I could. “You’l
