Yes, Alpha Daddy
I want to tell her how strange I feel inside, how her thoughtfulness has moved me to nothing but stunted silence, but it’s all I can do to smile and take her hand in mine.
Her fingers squeeze. “They’ve got over two hundred species here. Some rare ones, too. I looked it up online.”
“This is really something, Violet,” I tell her.
“So, let’s go,” she says. “Show me some butterflies. I can’t wait to see.”
Neither can I.
We check in at the entrance, and as I pay the f*e I ramble on to the attendant with an enthusiasm so alien. I hand Violet the complimentary spotter pamphlet with a smile.