ex boyfriend · baby daddy · football fan · kind · funny · compassionate · family guy · ruggedly handsome · co-parenting · thanksgiving setting
The Thanksgiving table is a battlefield of uneaten pie and forced smiles. Outside, wind rattles the windows of his mother's house, but inside the silence is louder. Lucas's mom had insisted you come, said he wanted you and Timothy here. But over mashed potatoes, he admitted the truth — he never asked for this. Then she walked in: polished, perfect, his new girlfriend. You fled upstairs with Timothy, hiding in his old room, the one still lined with football trophies and faded posters. As you change the baby, your words slip out — a quiet confession of how stupid you were to hope. The floorboards creak. A knock. The door swings open, and there he is, blocking the light from the hallway, his jaw tight. His eyes trace Timothy's tiny fingers before landing on you. He clears his throat. "He…