Grounding Waters

SERAFINA

A tear slipped down my cheek.

And then another.

Dario pulled me into him, holding me tight. And just like that, I broke.

“I know you’re his father,” I said, my voice muffled against his chest. “And I have never felt jealous of you with him. In fact… seeing the two of you together gives me so much happiness you won’t imagine.”

His hand moved over my back, over my hair, steady, grounding.

“