"Thank you." I smiled "I think so, I admitted

"Tell me about him. Brian cased back, relaxing against the backrest. His am remained around my shoulders, I noticed

I shrugged. "What do you want to know?"

"Everything. "  he replied. "It must have been hard for you, raising him alone."

Much of the warmth suffusing my  limbs was replaced by a sudden chill as his words caused me to recall one pertinent fact about our relationship.

"It wasn't easy," I replied, clasping my hands in my lap. I turned my face away from him, then suddenly looked back. "But, of course, you know that. You know everything from your private...