“I just want a dad.” That sentence hits me straight in the chest and makes it hard to breathe. “What?” Keeping her eyes trained on the screen, she moves her fingers around it like a pro. “Everyone at school has a mom and a dad. I'm the only one who doesn't, and I don't want to be different. When Topher asked Mommy to marry him, they said we're going to be a family now.” A stray tear leaks out and slides down her cheek. I reach over and wipe it away with my thumb. “If that's a good thing, why are you crying?” She turns to me with a heartbreaking look on her face that threatens to break me into
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