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Jonathan looked down at the little boy sleeping in his arms, and smiled.
People told him he was crazy for even thinking about adopting Trip. Even his girlfriend Margaret had said as much. Adding his own doubts to the mix, he wondered if he was ready to be a parent. Only his father Henry had supported his decision.
Trip stirred, but remained asleep. Jon gently brushed aside a lock of his hair.
Before Trip, he had never given fatherhood much thought. But, for Jon, he had felt a connection with Trip from the first moment he laid eyes on him. His only other option would've been to let him go, to be raised by strangers and never see him again.
What kind of option was that?