"You love me?" I repeated the words that he had just said. Looking at his face, all I could see was honesty and vulnerability. Something that I would never have thought I would see in a man with his status.

　　"Yes, Daisy, I love you. And I want to make things right. I don't want this to be a contract marriage, either. I want us to be together because we want to be, not because we have to be. And I want to be there for you and our child in every way possible."

　　I ...