“I don’t want to!” Sharon wrapped her arms around Shane’s neck as she said petulantly, “I want to call him dad. Mommy, since you won’t tell Connor and me who our real dad is, then I’m going to call Mr. Shane dad from now on.”

“You—” Natalie’s face reddened as she struggled to come up with a reply.

The corner of Shane’s mouth twitched with humor. “It’s fine; just let them be. I’m quite happy to be their Dad.”

Connor’s sharp eyes blinked several times at his words as if he was in serious contemplation.

A moment later, Connor tugged on the corner of Natalie’s blouse and said, “Mommy, I’ll go to school with Sharon. I haven’t been there in a long time.”

“Ok.” Knowing it was pointless to stop him, Natalie agreed.

I guess it’d be good if he went to school. I’ll feel a bit more at ease if he was with Sharon.

“Yay!” Connor clapped his hands in glee.

Shane pulled Connor along with him as he carried Sharon in one arm. “We’ll leave now,” he said to Natalie.

“Ok,” replied Natalie, and she walked with them to the elevator lobby.

 

and the two kids kissed Natalie

attention. “Mr. Shane, just now you said that you would be happy to

 

put Sharon down before looking intently at Connor. “That’s

is true,” said Connor

when he heard Stanley’s name. “What did he

days ago, I heard Uncle Stanley talking about you and mommy when

a

at Shane. “I didn’t believe him at first until I heard what you said just now. Now I’m sure Uncle Stanley was right. If you don’t like Mommy,

deduction caught

but I didn’t know he was so smart he could be

feeling akin to pride rose in Shane as he knelt to look at Connor in the

a kid then but as an equal conversation

do like your mommy, and I want to be your dad. Will the both of you be ok with that?”

Sharon butted

behind himself.

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