Fixer POV
The man that sat before me, next to Uncle Simon, was different from the pilot that flew Sticks and me to the hospital, he looked lost and broken, a part of it would be his past, her parents' rejection of his chosen bride, then her death, and the whole BS in my life, that was out of his control, his job, would have fuked up his brain even more, he was a very skilled pilot, and from what I understand, was often in the war zone under fire, nearly shot down a few times. Seen friends die, in his arms, and others sent home missing body parts. When you put it all together, it's no wonder he didn't know how to cope with taking on a baby by himself.
Tank convinced me to give him some comfort, that he was struggling with his own demons, and had no clue how to sort out his own life, let a
