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Оглавление“Mommy?”
“Yes, sweetie?” Olivia finished tucking Thea into bed. Eve and the twins had left for home earlier, and Olivia had just finished giving Thea her bath.
“Nathan and Natalie have two daddies.” She pronounced Natalie’s name “Natlee.”
Gazing down into her daughter’s brown eyes, Olivia felt her heart swell with love. “I know.”
Thea’s forehead knitted in thought. “Why do they?”
Olivia sat on the side of the bed and took Thea’s hand. “I explained that to you, honey. It’s because their daddy Bill married someone else and now their mommy is married to their daddy Adam.” Olivia had decided this was the only explanation Thea could understand right now. When she got older, Olivia would explain the situation properly.
Thea thought about this for a few minutes, then said, “My daddy died.”
Olivia swallowed. “Yes, he did.”
“But he loved me a lot.”
“Yes, honey, he did. Your daddy loved you so much.”
“Mommy, tell me the story about my daddy.”
By now Olivia had to blink back tears, but she managed to keep it together and launch into the familiar story of the handsome daddy who was very brave and very strong and who had loved his little girl more than anyone else in the world. “And your daddy is now watching over you from Heaven,” she finished with a tender smile.
