My lids fall shut as reality comes crashing back in. It doesn’t matter how good her hands feel on my body. The divide between us is too much. It’s too wide. She’s out of my league, and I’d be an asshole to drag her down into mine. But when we hop back into the truck and she peeks over at me and says, “You’re an amazing dad. I hope you know that,” I want to drag her down right on the spot.

