Accepting The Fact Of Being An Instant Mother

He was glad that Cassandra was fully competent in handling children. When he adopted Marie, the child was barely a year old. That was a year after Cassandra left him, during this time he was still grieving for losing her. And when this little girl came in, he immediately had another reason to live. But his dream of giving her a happy family was somehow difficult for him because his wife was still missing.

And now, that these two important women in his life were in front of him, he was sure that this dream was about to come true. Cassy's choice of words, her facial expressions, and her gestures were very gentle and inviting, so he had high hopes that Marie would be able to get along with her for sure.

"Hello…," Marie replied shyly. "I'm five years old." She then raised her five fingers to Cassy's face.