Total pages in book: 98
Estimated words: 91149 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 456(@200wpm)___ 365(@250wpm)___ 304(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 91149 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 456(@200wpm)___ 365(@250wpm)___ 304(@300wpm)
“I love you too,” she exclaims, throwing her arms around me and burying her face in my neck. “So much.”
Chuckling, I squeeze her. “That’s what I like to hear.”
Mazzy tips her head back and kisses me. “I knew I had all these feelings inside me, and they were deep, but they were also getting mixed up. I was afraid I was amplifying or something, and I didn’t want to give them any credence because I wanted my focus and loyalty to be to Bowie Jane.”
“And I love you more for that,” I assure her. “But just as I have room for you, you have room for me. Together, we both have the care of an amazing kid who will thrive within all that love.”
“And stability. She needs stability.”
“As of right now, she has it. It will only get stronger as she sees you and me getting stronger together.”
“But we still have the issue of Sandra,” she bemoans, sounding dejected. “That poor child can’t handle anymore.”
“She can,” I say, and Mazzy blinks in surprise, then glares at me. I hold up a hand. “She can handle it with our protection and guidance. Sandra is going to be whatever Sandra will be, but Bowie Jane will feel safe, secure, loved and cherished, and that’s all we can hope for. But you and I already know what an amazing kid she is. She’s going to be just fine, I’m sure of it.”
Mazzy’s eyes cut back and forth between my own as she contemplates something. “You know… it’s who you are as a dad that made me fall for you. You are so devoted to Bowie Jane and you are so wise in how you always know what your child needs that I knew you were a very special person. It wasn’t hard to fall for you, Foster.”
I’ve always thought myself a good dad, but hearing that affirmation from a woman who walks on water when it comes to children is beyond touching. I bend to kiss her, ever so gently, a smile on my face. I’m not sure our future could be any brighter.