~Nathaniel The water cascaded over my skin as I stood in the shower, letting the warmth wash away the remnants of sleep. But today, it wasn’t just another morning. Today, I felt a joy I couldn’t describe. A deep, overwhelming happiness that wrapped itself around my chest and refused to let go. Lily was mine. My daughter. I tilted my head back, letting the water stream over my face. “Thank you, God,” I muttered, the words echoing in the tiled space. “Thank you for bringing them into my life. Sophia and Lily. I don’t know what I did to deserve them, but I’m grateful.” I couldn’t help but smile. What were the odds? Of all the women I could have married, I ended up with Sophia—a woman tied to my past in ways I never expected. It felt like fate, like the universe had been waiting for

