“He filed visitation rights,” Ruth said. “Not custody. Visitation. Supervised, scheduled, through the court. He’s trying to establish a legal relationship with Dave before Daniel’s article publishes tomorrow and makes everything harder for him.”
Cloe had the phone pressed to her ear and Mac beside her on the pavement and the envelope in her hand and she stood very still and let Ruth’s words assemble themselves into something she could work with.
“That’s not the same as custody,” she said.
“No. It’s actually the move of a man who knows he lost and is trying to salvage something before the door closes completely.” Ruth’s voice was measured. “Visitation rights are not automatically granted. He has to demonstrate genuine intent to parent. Given his two year absence and the evidence we have,
