“Hey slow down little man. I’m happy to see you, too. So your first question was about my foot, right? Well, I had a little accident. I have to keep the plaster 5 or 7 weeks. ”, I told him.

“Does it hurt?”, he asked me with a concerned look.

“No…well the first day it hurt a bit, but it doesn’t hurt anymore. The bad thing is, that I still have to use those crutches.”, I told him.

“Okay…so are you going to stay tonight? You have to stay, Shane. Please…you have to try my new video game. I always play against my friend Derek, but it’s too easy. I always win. I want a real competition.”, he said.

I laughed when he said that. We used to play video games every evening and I usually won, but I often let him win on purpose to make him smile. He was always so proud when he won.

“You can take the video game and we could play it at my place. I wanted to ask you, if you want to come over for the weekend.”, I told him.

“Really? Can I go to L.A, dad?”, he asked dad.

“Of course, Shay. You can see Shane whenever you want to. But only when you’ve done your homework, of course.”, he told him.

Shay nodded happily and ran up to his room to get his stuff packed. I had to admit that dad was a much better dad for Shay, than he has ever been for me. Of course, I was a disappointed that Shay couldn’t stay forever. But I also realized that dad is doing a good job. Maybe he’s right. Maybe I am too young to always take care for a kid. But what was more important is that Shay seemed to be happy with the situation. That’s why I accepted dad’s offer without object.

“How’s Carla?”, I asked dad.

“She’s in a hospital now. She’s getting better and better. Listen, I know you think I am an asshole. You know what, you’re right. I am. I never should have left Carla and Shay. I missed them so much. And now I’m doing my best to fix it. I love my family. I want to be with them. I can’t promise that I won’t cheat on my wife again, but at least I can try my best. And I regret how I treated you when you needed me. I almost did the same mistake again, but I want to fix it.”