GRATIFY

Becoming a father was the proudest day of my life.

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Becoming a godfather was a close second.

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Paul and Emily Clarke have been my best friends for over twenty years. We've gone through it all. We were the three musketeers.

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When my best friends are ripped from all of our lives, leaving behind a broken piece of themselves, I know it's up to me to put things back together.

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Only the pieces aren't fitting the way they used to. The feelings aren't what they used to be. The actions… Let's just say I've made some questionable ones lately.

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Does that stop me from wanting her? From reaching for her? From craving her?

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I wish I could tell you yes. But that would make me a liar.