The Surprise Holiday Dad. Jacqueline Diamond

have a girlfriend.” Daryl’s finger tapped the TV remote. “He brings his car into the garage, and she picked him up once.”

      “What’s she like?”

      “Female.” He clicked on the TV and switched channels to watch a football game.

      That ended that discussion. Wade went to fetch the laundry. The conversation had reminded him of how far he’d strayed from his family. Now that he was becoming a father in every sense of the word, it was time to mend fences.

      Whether his grandfather was willing to bury the hatchet, however, remained to be seen.