Chapter Twenty-One
Cohen
A week passed without hearing from Ember or Madison. I could’ve asked Madison for her mother’s phone number, but I had chosen not to. Calling her while she was working didn’t seem like the right or smart thing to do. Not that I knew when the perfect time would be to ask her if I was Madison’s father.
Not a day had gone by that I hadn’t thought about them both — no matter how busy I’d been with work. I couldn’t say that about anyone else I knew or had known. Ember and I had something special. I just needed her to realize that it was worth fighting for.
A quick knock on my office door took my attention, and then Baldwyn walked in. “I’m about to head home, and I thought I’d stop by to check up on you. How’re you doing?”
Leaning back in my chair, I looked at the c
