"Yeah. I did. You, uh, you think she'll tell Tyler?"
"I'm sure she will. And I'm sure he'll be pleased."
"Yeah," Jonas said again, his voice gruff. "The thing of it is, I ain't always been the father I should have been, to any of my sons. But—but —-" He turned to his wife, his pale eyes suspiciously bright. "It's not too late, is it?" he whispered. "To let 'em know I'm proud of 'em? That—that I'm pleased they turned into such fine men?"
"To tell them you love them, you mean."
Jonas nodded, and Marta took her husband's hand in hers. "It's never too late for love," she said softly.
Jonas smiled and kissed her, and then they both joined in the applause as Tyler and Caitlin shared their first kiss as husband and wife.
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Acknowledgment
Many thanks to Dr. Mike Strong, who explained rare
blood types, antibodies and antigens to me with clarity
and patience. Thanks, as. well, to donors everywhere,
who unselfishly give the gift of life. Of course, any
errors or omissions are solely mine.
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