Feel the Way You Feel, My Love

“Yeah, he’s just left. Where’s your sister?” Natalie asked.

Connor climbed onto the sofa and leaned his head on her. “Sharon fell asleep. Mommy, I want to ask you a question.”

“Go ahead. Mommy will answer as best as I can.” Natalie kissed her son’s forehead.

Connor stared at her with those same dark eyes as Shane’s. “Mommy, who is our daddy?”

Natalie did not see this coming from him. She bit her lips and went silent for a while.

Judging from her expression, Connor tugged at her sleeves. “Mommy, you do know, right?”

Natalie nodded. “Mommy knows, but Mommy won’t tell you guys.”

“Why not?” Connor could not understand.

Natalie sighed. “It is because your daddy has a fiancée and will have a new family very soon. He will then have other children—do you still want to know now?”

Connor’s lips moved briefly, but his bright eyes finally turned dim and he shook his head.

Natalie hugged him in her arms. “Honey, why did you ask about this?”

the kindergarten said Sharon and I have no daddy. They even said that

and her gentle demeanor turned

sooner?” Natalie’s eyes reddened and

tiny fists and replied, “Because I didn’t want you to

promise to themselves that they would

would visit the park with their moms and dads. Aside from Connor and Sharon, all other kids in school would be

was why Connor could not

guilty. “I’m sorry, my dear. I’m

her children went

must have been the adults who taught these ugly words to their kids. Still, she would not

knowing about the kindergarten family event and remembering how Connor longed for a father, Natalie took a deep

cold voice came from

open and entered. “Mr. Shane, do you have time this

file in his hand and looked at

Connor and Sharon’s

to attend as their father?” Shane raised his eyebrows

“Yes.” Natalie nodded.

desk. “Why