Seeing my genuine smile, Zachary finally relaxed. "How about we bring out the cake? You can make a birthday wish with the candles—keep up the tradition?"

I hesitated. Inside, the nanny and my son were already asleep. The nanny had just put Danny to bed while Andrew and I had been discussing work. Would lighting candles and making wishes wake them up?

But I didn’t want to waste Zachary's thoughtful effort. A real birthday celebration sounded too good to pass ...