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I just stared at him. I couldn’t find words big enough for what I was feeling.
Janet stood up from the chair beside my bed, and her eyes went cold.
Luke’s grin faltered. “Come on, Mom!
Don’t start.”
“Don’t start?” She crossed her arms. “You left your wife to go drink beer with your buddies. You weren’t here when she screamed your name.
You weren’t here when your son took his first breath. You weren’t anywhere.”
Luke rubbed the back of his neck, looking uncomfortable. “I just needed one last break before…”
“Before what?” Janet’s voice was sharp as glass.
“Before you became a father? Congratulations, Luke! You’re already failing at it.”
He rolled his eyes.
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