Chapter 10 - The Most Feared Man in the City Finally Learned How to Be a Father Without Using Fear—And His Son Was the One Who Taught HimSebastian changed.
He stopped making decisions for Lucas.
He asked.
He listened.
He apologized.
He learned what Lucas studied.
His favorite music.
What food he hated.
What made him nervous.
For years, Sebastian had been feared because he never showed weakness.
Now Lucas made him vulnerable.
And somehow, that made him stronger.
One afternoon, Lucas asked me:
“Why did you become a NICU nurse?”
I told him.
“My little brother died when I was young.”
He looked at me.
“I thought I could save every baby after that.”
“Did it work?”
“No.”
“But you kept trying.”
“Yes.”
He smiled.
“That sounds like Dad.”
I looked toward Sebastian.
He was trying to assemble a crib.
He was doing a terrible job.
I laughed.
Lucas joined me.
Eventually, the three of us became something unexpected.
A family built out of strangers who weren't strangers anymore.
Then Lucas asked me something else.
“Do you think my mother loves me?”
I answered immediately.
“Yes.”
He nodded.
May you like
“I think so too.”
That was enough.
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