Feeling her heart skip a few beats, staring blankly at the man in front of her. Did he just give her the opposite response of what she was looking for? Did he just tell her that he wanted to be there for them both? “Nathan, I can’t ask you to do that. You want to have a family of your own. Raising someone else’s child is a task I don’t want to burden you with.” Melissa stammered through the tears. “I want to be here for you and the baby. If things go well between us, maybe you can be the one to give me the family I want, but please don’t shut me out again. You have gone far too long without someone to talk to or be by your side through difficult times. You need someone in your life who will always be there no matter what. I hope that you can make the choice for it to be me.” Nathan resp

