Elisha stared at Ty for a moment, his lips tightening. "I'd be lying if I said I'd never said that," he said in a quieter tone. Of course, he'd at least thought the same thing with Sarah at one point, and even with Izak. He wasn't, maybe, a natural parent. Even if it'd been his idea.

"But our lives would have been worse without you, too, Ty. We love you."