beside my bed. It's six in the morning and

es home late after the little girl has gone to bed, his first stop would be at his daughter's room. For instance, he came home so late last night and wasn't able to have a chat with his daughter. To make up for that, after we shared our coffee, which has become a ritual, by the way, he told me that he will

el up for school. After brushing my teeth and changing, I walk to Angel's room. Bre

ncess!" I greet her, caressing her back

remember when she called me Ania, Andy thought she was battling to pronounce the name Tania. But the little girl s

t your sweet sleep baby, but

ed and stretches herself. "C

her and carry her from bed. As she does her business in the bat

am done bathing and dressing her. After combing her hair, she stands in front of the mirror as she usually does, to

een staring at herself in the mirror for way too l

he turns

you look sad?" I kneel in fron

have a mother?" She asks

h

to me, but I just can not assume h

o you ask tha

o always ask me where my mother is.

o you tell

ve daddy instead. But they sa

y about this, princ

kids have no right to ask you something like that, okay? Don't tell them anything. And if they pester you again, well, te

doesn't tell me why I don

his explanation, which you are, kiddo. You know daddy loves you so much, right?" She nods her head in

y loves me

ow if those kids tease you again, you tell

!" She says with a

ck at her, raising on

says, giving

hands around my back. We pull away after a while. "Let's now rush do

r off the ground and carry her out of the

the breakfast. I cross the sitting room and ascend the small stairs to the dining area. Upon noticing my footst

and takes Angel from me, enveloping her in a tight hug. The love he ha

a m

e this warm in just a short and a T-shirt? Our skin brushed a little when

as they engage in their usual father and daughter ch

ay? Did you trouble your auntie, huh?" Andy

We were ju

ed about with Angel, but I intend to tell him about it after Angel goes t

nt to tell her father yet. Why that is, I don't know. But I can't k

sure thing is fishy, and since Angel, the not-yet four-year-old girl is a

to school, and I am left to start

n I mop the floor. After that, I decide to wipe the shelves, and I pull on the stool that I normally stand on. But in an urgency to finish the work because I know Andy will come directly to th

hit the ground, but instead,

him coming in, but I t

o the floor with me in his protective arms. He hits the floor with his butt, really bad, and the silly me lands on top of him. As if that is not embarrassing enough, my hands are wrapped around his neck, while he i

tuation like this with a man, but this electric shock that is

n-screaming position. None of us is moving. Everything is at a standstill. I don't know about him, but I think I am enjoyi

He whispers righ