He set the burger back in its box. “Pika, I’m going to lose my dad’s case because Judge Bradley doesn’t think I’m capable of being responsible for a puppy, let alone my father’s care. The fact that I love you is the icing on an already burned cake.” It didn’t matter that he’d told me every day for the last few weeks that he loved me—it still hit me in the heart like it was the first time. “I…I…” No matter how hard I tried, words wouldn’t form. “I am, you know—capable of taking care of a puppy. I was thinking maybe one of those English bulldogs with all the wrinkles, but I figured I’d ask what
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