Page 140 of Rum & Coke

“You ready for this?” he asked, looking down at me.

“No matter what, you’ll always be her father.” I could no longer keep my tears at bay. They streamed heavily now.

Vinny started to tear up as he lifted the flap of the trifold document. I knew exactly the moment he found out the results because his face lit up and he started to cry harder.

“99.9998%.”

That was now my new favorite number.

Life had thrown me one too many curve balls, but no matter what the future held for me and Vinny, we’d always have the Dodgersandthe Giants.

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