He was pretty drunk at this point. Or I thought so anyway. I pushed.
"Did you guys have any kids?"
"No. We tried but it turned out she was infertile and by the time we were seriously considering adoption she was starting to get sick. And honestly, I don't think I'd make a good single parent."
The son of a b***h dared to even say that after leaving my mom alone. I kept my s**t together, barely.
"What about before that?"
"Kids before that? No. There was someone once...I could have made a life with her."
I perked up.
"Who?"
"She was back in California, where I grew up. We were very young and in love. She was smart, beautiful, and never forgot a slight. Which was a problem for us since I, well..."
He got serious for a moment but then burst out laughing.
"Well I guess was I the probab
