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I stared her in the eyes, using my fingers to brush back the strand of her on her forehead. "I opened a new account for you. I'll give you the details to it. Whenever I can, I'll put in money for you."

Her eyes widened in surprise. Then she was shaking her head adamantly. "No. No, you've already done so much for me. No, I can't accept that—"

"Don't reject it, Jasamina. Please, I want to do this."

"But—"

"I want to do this for Jaimie. That little boy inside that room." I stared at the room in question. "Think of the money as Child Support."

"But, you're not his father!" She wailed, "You can't just take on a big responsibility like that for stra—"

"Don't say strangers. That would make me angry." I growled, meaning it.

She took a deep breath and the f