Taboo Heat: Tales Too Hot To Handle
I shook my head, "Not to make this about me, but my wife abandoned me and Ashley when Ashley was five. I have never understood how a person could do that. Had I known you existed, I would have found you. I owe you."
Sam took my hand, "You didn't, and you don't. You cannot be held accountable for what has been kept from you."
"So, Sam. Back to your life, if you would."
Sam laughed, "Tough to sum up twenty-five years. I'll give you the express version. No siblings. Bob, my stepdad, was amazing. I was always his daughter, not his stepdaughter. Nobody but a few close friends even knew. He was a truck driver, hard-working, honest, and loving. He and mom had a marriage from heaven. Mom worked as a