B R U C E
Today is the day I meet the lawyer to finalize the details of Debra’s estate.
Today is the day I absolve myself of any paternal responsibilities for Sophie. And my feelings for her are most definitely not paternal.
I’ve never had someone consume me the way she does. I’ve forgotten everything important to me, and I’ve only got her on my mind.
My priority was always work. Whatever came after that was much farther down the list. But since meeting Sophie, she’s the only thing I see.
Work doesn’t exist, and while it’s driving me crazy, I love it. I’m consumed by something that I actually want, not something that I thought I needed to do.
No, this was for me. Something I’ve chosen for myself.
I sit on the edge of the bed, my mind racing. If I go to her, I go to her as a man, n
