Though I hated Jeff, he was Lily’s father. I
didn’t want him to die so soon.
The news shocked me.
“”
Jeff looked at me. “Can I spend the remaining
time with you and Lily?”
“Not long, maybe six months… I want to
spend time with you and Lily.’
“”
“Katherine, I’m sorry.”
L
This apology felt sincere.
But a dying man’s sincerity is… insufficient.
Without the cancer, without Summer leaving,
he’d never apologize.
He never thought of the pain he caused.
Ten years. An apology couldn’t erase that. “Jeff.”
“Yes?”
“For ten years, I truly loved you, completely and unconditionally.”
“I know.”
“But you killed that Katherine. Now I live for
myself. Do you understand?”
