“Instinctively, he bent down to his knee, wondering if the child would stop or simply barrel into him. He found his answer quickly and it wasn’t what he was expecting. Since he had braced himself for a battle with his estranged wife to even see his daughter, having her throw her arms around him and her tiny little body hugging him so tightly he could barely breathe was definitely not the reaction he was expecting. Ignorance of his identity; confusion as to why he was here now; perhaps a bi...t of curiosity? Yes, those were the reactions he’d been expecting but having this tiny little person not only recognize him, but be excited to see him? And not afraid of him? Weren’t all children tentative of strangers? Her face came out of being buried in his neck and she beamed up at him. “You’re actually here! I can’t believe it! Momma says you’re a very busy man but that we should keep on praying that you’ll find time to come see us and my birthday is next weekend so that’s why you’re here, isn’t it? I knew you’d come! I didn’t tell momma but something told me that you would find time this year to come even though I’d thought that about Christmas, which was a long time ago so maybe you worked hard over Christmas and were able to clear up everything so you’d have time to be at my birthday. That’s it, isn’t it? You couldn’t be here for Christmas because you wanted my birthday to be more special?”MoreLessRead More Read Less
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