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He blinked as realization settled deep in his chest I want to give her children He would love nothing row to support his kid, would love being there for both her and the child, protecting and loving the a dad really was and kneas therole he would ever play

He’d once assuht he could actually make it better

Jase drove Brook Lynn and Sparkles to his house The , on the lookout for Steve

"Come on," he said to Brook Lynn He picked her up and carried her out the back door, to the entrance of the shed, which was closed

She laughed "What are you doing?"

"Close your eyes," he co on?"

"Close"

With another laugh, she finally complied

He shouldered his way inside and set her on her feet He’d been working on this in his spare tiaze widened as she spun "It’s" She gaped at hih the zo on one of the walls "I reinforced the perimeter with steel I built shelves and stocked theht possibly want or need and made sure you had two of each"

Tears brimmed in her eyes "Jase" She pressed a hand over her heart "This is the sweetest thing anyone has ever done for uy you rely on, always I don’t just want to live with you--I want to be a part of you I want to prove every minute of every day just how special you are to ain Then she launched herself into his ar his face "I love you, and I can’t believe you did this for rinned up at him, and for that split second of time, he could almost believe they’d finally achieved their happily-ever-after, that nothing bad could ever happen to theh hi all too fahtest gli terrible had happened to push him back into the pit of despair

Brook Lynn’s s ?"