Chapter 11

“You know you promised you will always give me anything I want, remember?” He had a little smile on his face. “I want you to make Grant my daddy.”

She tucked a loose hair behind her ear. Tasha smiled and said, “Like I told you, but things are not always straightforward with adults.” She said, not wanting to make any commitments to him.

“But you are doing fine without a daddy,” Tasha said, making a funny face at him. “Do you still need one?”

“I need a daddy, Mom,” he looked into her eyes, his face clouded over with a shadow of sadness which she hadn't seen before. “Everybody has one. I want a daddy that will play games with me like Liam’s daddy does and our neighbor, Mr. Zack, and his kids.”

Tasha took a deep breath.

“Mom, I know you can't find my daddy again,” he laid his head on her shoulder. “But you can give me another daddy.”

Tasha nodded and wrapped her arms tightly around her son. She had always lied to Tyson that she couldn't find his dad. She told him they had a fight when s