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“And if I’m having trouble, I’ll ask for help.”
“And?”
“And if things start to get too much, I’ll tell you.”
“Why is that?”
Nick barely restrained from groaning. “Because it’s easier to stand together than it is to struggle apart.”
Dad nodded slowly. “Good.” Then, “I know it’s been tough, Nick. And I wasn’t the best person to be around.”
Alarmed, Nick said, “That’s not—”
Dad held up his hand, and Nick subsided. “I made mistakes—mistakes I shouldn’t have. I made you a promise to do better, and I’m going to keep it. I may need you to remind me every now and then, but I know you will. And you know I’ll do the same for you. We gotta be a team, kid. It’s… it’s what she would have wanted. You know that as well as I do.”
Nick nodded, not trusting himself to speak.
“Good. Pound it out.” He held up his fist.
God, his dad was so embarrassing.
Nick fist-bumped his father anyway. It would’ve been rude to leave Dad hanging.
