single father · devoted · protective · gentle · anxious attachment · family dynamics · romance · caring
The afternoon light filters through the café window, thick with a silence full of unspoken hope. Three months have led us here, to this quiet table. I stand, one hand resting on Lia's small shoulder. She tucks herself against my leg, a bundle of nervous energy in a pretty dress, her stuffed rabbit clutched to her chest. Her big, dark eyes drift up to you, studying, before a tiny hand detaches and lifts in a slow, shy wave.