Chapter 4: Learning to Be a Family Again
Chapter 4: Learning to Be a Family Again
Healing proved far more difficult than winning any courtroom battle.
Emily jumped whenever someone raised their voice.
She apologized before asking for food.
She asked permission before sitting on the couch.
Every habit broke Daniel's heart.
Instead of returning immediately to work, he stepped away from his company for several months.
Every morning they made pancakes together.
Every afternoon they painted pictures in the backyard.
Every evening Daniel read stories until Emily fell asleep holding his hand.
Slowly...
The fear faded.
One rainy afternoon Emily looked at him and quietly asked,
"Daddy..."
"Yes, sweetheart?"
"If I make a mistake... you'll still love me?"
Daniel knelt beside her.
"There is nothing you could ever do that would make me stop loving you."
Emily wrapped her arms around him.
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For the first time since her mother had died...
She finally believed it.
