I’d been through it myself, so I knew exactly how much effort it takes to raise a child. If it was for someone you truly love, then it was totally worth it. But even if Sophia and Michael were genuinely in love, Michael was far too old. By the time their child turned five, he would be sixty-five.

“I know,” Sophia said thoughtfully.

As we neared the end of our drinks, she laid out everything about Michael’s family situation.

Finally, she looked ...