Mommy, I've found daddy.
I whispered, my fingers wiping the little remnants of tears on her cheeks.
"After my shift, we'll go get some strawberry ice cream and this time, we'll get the triple decker flavor," I continued as heard her giggle.
"Yay!" She jumped for joy, my heart warming to the sight of her smiling again. "Will Daddy come along?" My insides turned solid as her words echoed against the inner walls of my ears.
Shrugging off her question, I pretended not to hear as I ran my fingers over the pile of documents on Penny's table. "Come Ivy, I have to show you a cool new gadget I have," Penny, who noticed my urgent need for a distraction, beamed.
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