Erik
Silence fell between us, and I knew I couldn’t tell her the real reason I was here. It was too much, and she needed time to process everything. I couldn’t blame her, and I felt bad for letting her down. I decided to keep talking even though she looked as if she was deep in thought.
“I wish my eyes had opened earlier, Naomi. I wish I had treated you better. I wish I had been a husband to you. I wish…I wish we had fallen in love. I wish we had children together. I wish all of that and more…but…and this is hard to admit, but I’m glad none of that happened. My father is free. He doesn’t have to worry about Bob and what he might do. That contract they signed is binding. Even if your father did go to the police, he would only be implicating himself,” I kept my gaze on her as I spoke, but
