Dax
My eyes go as wide as Kandace's as we both turn to Molly who is looking up at me. Her usual smile is replaced with her lips agape.
“I'm sorry," Judy says. “We thought…" She reaches for Amber. “Come on, honey. We need to go home."
Cory tilts his head. “Man. Sorry."
For a moment, the three of us are left speechless until Kandace bends down and reaches for Molly's shoulders. “Amber is right; Dax is your father, Molly. We were going to tell you after you got to know him."
Molly looks from Kandace to me and back to her mom as her eyebrows pinch close together. “Dad? My dad?"
Kandace nods. “Yes, he is."
“You said he was gone."
Kandace takes a deep breath. “He was, honey. Now he came back."
It's my turn to get down on my haunches. “Molly, if it's okay with you and your mom, I wou
