“I left my… girlfriend, so I could start all over with your mother. But it didn’t work out. Every day I woke up hoping something good would happen. But it didn’t.”
“You were in love.”
Niki’s father didn’t answer.
“You are in love.”
“Yes.”
“A third person always comes along when something isn’t right between two people,” Niki thought aloud. “But basically, it’s a huge challenge to rebuild a relationship when you’ve got someone… the third person in the picture.”
“I don’t know what explanation you’re expecting, but I’ll say anything to make you feel better. So you can understand my side a little more.”
“One day you just disappear from Mom’s life. After thirty some–odd years. That’s kinda hard to process. For her, and hence, for me too,” Niki answered honestly. “I’m worried about her an
