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Resisting the urge to cry, I pushed through. “On the topic of that, do you remember when you asked me about your dad?”
“Yeah. Why? Is this about him?”
“Yes, baby, it is.”
Her eyes lit up like a Christmas tree. “Momma! Tell me! Please!”
“I’m getting there. There’s just no easy way to say this to you.”
“Just say it, Momma. I’m a big girl, I can handle it.”
“You are a big girl, but you’ll always be my baby.”
She smiled. “I know. Now tell me! What is it?”
“Okay, here goes nothing. So, the client I’ve been with this last week, well… he’s… I mean… it’s your dad.”
She jerked back. “I don’t get it. Your client is my daddy?”
“Mmm-hmm. It’s one of the reasons I took him on as a client.”
“You’ve been with my daddy this whole last week?”
“I have.”
“Why didn’t you tell me?”
My heart dropped, the last thing I wanted was for her to be upset with me. I couldn’t take it. Not after everything Julian has put me through.
“I hadn’t seen him in a very long time, sweetie.”
“How long?”
“Since before you were born.”
“Why?”
“He moved away.”
“Oh…” She considered it for a minute. “Did he know about me?”
I shook my head. “No, baby, he didn’t.”
“Why didn’t you tell him?”
“Listen, it’s a long story, and it really doesn’t matter.”
“But does he know about me now?”
“Yes.” I nodded. “And he’s very excited to meet you and get to know you too.”
She beamed. “Really? My daddy wants to be my daddy?”
My heart was breaking into a million pieces. “Yes, honey, he would love that.”
“Really, Momma? You swear? You promise?”
“Cross my heart.”
