Mark's pov The moment I stepped down from my car into her neighborhood, something in me changed, every fiber in my body tensed up... thrummed in anticipation. And something else , just a few people were walking about the street . I approached the house I knew was hers slowly , this was her house I was this closed to her...if u just walk inside , suddenly my gaze focus on sight just a few feet to where I stood, just sitting on the carpet grass floor was a little girl with two pigtails who was focused on drawing something on her book. I haven't seen her face yet, her back was faced to me but I couldn't take a step further , I think for the first time in my entire life, I was brought up short. This was her daughter . She must have noticed my presence and turned around . The moment her

