Date Posted:Sun, Apr 30 2006, 10:35pm PDT Author: Quin Subject: (He had to fight back the defensive spirit that welled up inside him.. the need to fight back and defend himself against the shame and guilt he felt at knowing how his son viewed him. He wanted nothing more than the chance to prove to Nick that he could be a father to him.. a grandfather to the next generation as well.. but he would never be able to escape his past.) I am just as angry wth myself for distancing myself from you as I am for what I did to Kate.. and trust me I dont understand why she stuck with me either, Nick. (He ran a hand back through his hair, for once looking a little less than the impenetrable fortress he usually was.) I have a lot of regrets in my life, but being your father is not, nor will ever be, one of them. In reply to:
Nick
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