Lizzie … her home life growing up wasn’t the best. Her family’s still a mess. We decided it was best that Ella live with me. Which I love. I always wanted to be a dad. I just—yeah, wish I didn’t have to do it alone.” He sniffles. I flatten my palm over Sawyer’s heart, the sting in my eyes almost too much to bear. “Oh, honey.” “It’s fine.” He reaches up to wipe his eyes. “Ella really did change my life for the better.”
