Had I fucked up that much that he sounded so disheartened, so disappointed? I hated that. “Dad, I just want this all to work out.” “I know, Kee. I know. It will. Your mom will get better.” He said it with conviction, and I heard the love he had in his voice. “We just have to do this for her. You understand?” I nodded because he was my dad, and I’d have done just about anything to take away the pain I was causing. “And, Kee, if you’re sneaking around with that Dex who saved you, end it. End it now.”
