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James gripped his hands and stared at his son, his expression one of regret. "I am sorry. I don't know how much more I can say.
I made some mistakes and am paying for them." Unclasping his hands, he rubbed the back of his neck wearily. "You have always been a better man than I ever was. You inherited that from your mother. And the way you look at your wife, anyone can see how much you love her."
"You are right. And I have every intention of being there for her and my kid."
"You will be. And one day, I hope you will learn to forgive me."
"It's going to take some time." Jaylen huffed out a breath. "I have to go."
James watched him leave and felt the sorrow clouding his body. He had not told him what was going on and figured he was not ready to hear. But with this good news, he was determined to fight for his health.
*****
"I cannot express how much of a privilege it is to have you guys on my show. Let's show the newlyweds some love." The talk show host called to the crowd as the couple made their way toward the sofa.
"Thank you." Anika waved at the crowd as she and her husband took their seats. "Wow. Full house."
"When they heard who the guests were going to be, I had to put out some more chairs." Jenny B. told them cheerfully, clapping her hands in delight. "It has been a while since I issued the invitation, but the timing was not right, until now."
"Better late than ever," Jaylen murmured with a smile.
"I know there have been speculations in the papers about the secrecy of the relationship as well as the way you got married so quickly. One minute you were single, and then you and Anika. How on earth did you manage to keep the relationship a secret until then?"
"Anika wanted that. And what my beautiful wife wants, she gets."
"How sweet." The woman clapped her hands together. "And you darling, how does it feel to be married to such a delicious-looking man?"
"Oh, I pinch myself every single morning."
"Or I do it for her." He brought their joined hands to his lips and kissed hers, much to the delight of the crowd.
"And I pinch him back hard."
"Goodness gracious me, you two are really in love," Jenny B. exclaimed in a hushed tone. "I had to see it for myself. And now that I have, I am absolutely over the moon for the two of you."
"Thanks," Jaylen nodded regally.
"And you are still working at his father's company. Head of PR. Any chance of you hanging that up?"
"I happen to love my job and my husband is fine with it."
"If I wasn't, it would not matter."
"Oh darling, that's not true." She grinned at him, bumping her shoulder against his. "I would listen to you very attentively and then make my own decision."
"See what I mean?" he asked mildly. "The part of the vow about obeying sailed right over her head."
"I listened attentively and dismissed it."
The audience erupted.
"You two are just delightful. And your devotion and seamless commitment to each other is a thing to see. Now Jaylen, you are the face of Romano's both in the states and in Europe.
You have made more covers than any model in the industry, and there is no indication that you are slowing down. We have also heard rumors that you are being courted by a well-known producer for the lead role in his movie. What do you have to say about that?"
He glanced at his wife before looking at the host. "Just rumors. I have no intention of taking on something like that." He looked back at his wife. "Nothing could be further from the truth."
"Is that so? I would have you know that I have an unimpeachable source."
