“Dad, it’s okay. You don’t have to explain.” W-A-N-T T-O “Are you okay with it?” I hold my breath. “I tried to tell you, but I didn’t know how, and you’ve always been so … military, I thought—” Y-O-U H-A-P-P-Y? “Very happy.” L-O-V-E Y-O-U “I love you too.”
