Kaelan

After Tricia died, I went back to Jody and Ben, trying to reignite the friendship.

“What’s your son’s name?” They asked me.

“Thorn,” I answered.

They burst into laughter.

“What is so funny?” I asked them, feeling slightly embarrassed.

“Nothing, it’s just that we never envisioned the virgin amongst us to be the first father,” Ben said.

“Hi, Thorn’s little daddy,” Jody teased, and they burst into another round of laughter.

“This isn’t why I came here,” I ...