Touched

“You’re so honest. I really like that about you,” Adrian complimented me.

“Thank you, I guess…” I replied humbly.

Adrian smiled at me, and I could feel that he was suddenly quite serious. I guess this is where the real talk starts. I smiled a little at him to encourage him to start.

“Well, you’ve probably heard from your manager about my request. That day that you were at the hospital, you met my daughter briefly,” Adrian said with his gentle eyes on me.

I nodded as I remembered the little girl that ran up to Adrian.

“My daughter’s name is Millie. Her mother, my ex-wife, passed away shortly after giving birth to her so Millie doesn’t remember her mother at all. I’ve tried my best to raise her up properly for the past five years but, I guess…it’s hard being a single father. To be honest, it’s been harder than I thought,” Adrian told a summary version of his story.

“I won’t lie and say that I’ve got experience with kids, but it does seem like a tough job to be a single father,” I