Cody could deal with a lot of things but losing Karli now that he knew she accepted him as he was wasn't one of them. If Ray and Alex could figure out how to be fathers, he could too. Probably.
"Can you wait until I'm done with school?"
Her expression went blank as she stared at him uncomprehendingly. "What?"
"I graduate next year. If we get engaged now, we can get married afterward like what Claire did. You can still have what you want and be a mom. Just…don't talk about replacing me, okay? I need you too," he admitted in a more vulnerable tone than he would have liked.
Her eyes widened. "Do you really mean it? What changed your mind? You've been so against the idea this whole time."
"Part of it was that I didn't think I could ever tell you the truth…but now that it's out my biggest reason for not wanting to is out of the way. I don't think I'm good husband or father material but if you still want me—"
