Chapter Sixty-Nine

Have you had those moments of mind-numbing pain? When the world suddenly stopped turning? The ground was suddenly gone under your feet and you felt as if you were floating in the air? When everything came crashing down to your face with a big, loud bang?

Then when the world started moving again, it spun ten times faster and everything around you seemed magnified? The sounds were so much louder, things were so much bigger, everything felt cramped and crowded, you couldn’t breathe, and you felt the urge to scream.

Well, that was exactly how I felt right now.

I was locked in Nick’s embrace. I was hearing him say I love you over and over again instead of answering my question.

I used almost all my strength to push Nick away from me. He staggered backward but took another step forward to retrieve me into his arms. But I held my hands up and said, “Stop!” in a raised voice. “Answer the damn question, Nick. Is. It. True?”

Nick took a deep breath. And then he nodded. “Yes. I met your father f