Interesting. Very Interesting

"What did I do?" Richard asked.

Laney looked up in shock and that confirmed his suspicion. He let out a heavy sigh. "So it is because of me. Tell me, Laney. I'll fix it."

If he wasn't doing enough to keep her friends from worrying, he would do better. He would do anything to prevent having to deal with such a horrendous crying fit again!

"I don't think this is something you can fix," she said, still refusing to look at him.

Richard was getting seriously frustrated by her lack of cooperation. "You don't know that if you don't tell me!" 

Laney looked up at him more seriously than he had ever seen and his heart momentarily stopped when she asked, "You're going to take care of Karina, aren't you?"

What?! She had cried like the world was ending because she didn't think he was going to take care of their daughter? Why would she even think that? He wasn't an irresponsible person! Hadn't he taken care of her and her sister as promised?