Daddy stranger
he asked, his voice deep, calm, yet threaded with something softer he hadn’t meant to show.
“Crystal!” she exclaimed proudly. “I live close to the church, and today is your visit, right?”
Ethan blinked, surprised by the detail. He crouched slightly to meet her eyes. “You live… near the church? And your mother?”
Before Crystal could answer, a neighbor, Eloise, stepped forward. “Your mother has been searching for you, dear. You should go.”
Crystal turned back to her friends. “I have to go now. Bye, Daddy Stranger!”
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