I wanted to believe him. I really did, but the wound he’d given me was soul-deep, and I wasn’t sure how to heal it completely.
However, I didn’t want to completely shut the door to any opportunity for Ryan to have a relationship with Henry.
After seeing him interact with my boy all day, I couldn’t deny that Ryan was good with our son. He might deserve a chance, but I had to figure out how to forgive him for the past first.
“I need to think about it,” I told him at length. “I’m not saying no, but there are things I have to work through before I say yes.”
I glanced up at him, and my heart thumped in my chest when I saw the hope shining in his gaze.
“Okay.” He nodded. “That’s fair enough. Thank you, Sam. Even that much means the world to me.”
I was feeling overwhelmed with emotion as he
