chapter 7(3)

He has an uncertain look in his eyes, as if he is still contemplating if he should speak his mind, but Derrick breaks out of the haze and clears his throat. "Andrei and Kat gave me a hard time mentioning you and Andrei having children. I had no idea you couldn't." His eyes dart away from me, and return the next second. "I apologize for bringing it up, and my intention was never to upset you,” he says. “It’s fine, you didn’t know, and it's not your fault, so don’t feel bad,” I reassure him, a little shocked that Andrei confided in his dad. A shy smile spreads across his lips. “You know, you don’t have to carry a child to be a parent. My mate, Shirley, wasn't Kat’s biological mother, but she loved her all the same. Andrei wasn’t Anthony’s either, yet he raised him and loved him. He was there for my boy and did the job I should have done,” Derrick whispers the last part. Regret radiates off him. Honestly, I have no idea what I am supposed to say to that confession. This is the first time