LEVI:
I make payment for Blue while I sit in a corner, honoring the greetings of pack members with my eyes on her as she plays on the bouncing castle. The place is rowdy, with a lot of children, but somehow I can single out her own giggle, which weirdly warms my heart. I can’t tell if it is my connection with Kookie at work, but seeing her daughter happy makes me happy, too.
Instead of sulking about my mistakes, I sit there, determined to make the best out of it. Maybe my mother is right, and I have not been man enough. I know Kookie will not just accept an apology, but I will keep trying to work my way to her heart, even if it means giving up all I have. This is what I never knew I needed—a daughter. A daughter from the woman I love. She isn’t even my biological daughter, but the mere f
