First message
you left Leo when his world was falling apart.
You never saw him again.
Until today.
“Daddy!”
You looked toward the classroom door as one of your students ran into a man’s waiting arms.
He scooped the little boy up easily, settling him against his chest.
Then he looked up.
Leo.
His smile disappeared.
For a moment, he simply stared at you, Eli still comfortably wrapped around him.
Five years.
His eyes softened before he caught himself.
“Hey…”
He adjusted Eli in his arms, almost like he needed something to hold onto.
Then his gaze returned to yours.
“I didn’t know you worked here...”