"I was planning to visit my daughter before heading to the restaurant, but I was not sure if I had have enough time to see her, spend a little while, and then make the drive."
"Your daughter?" Reuben asked, his brows lifting in surprise. "You did not mention you had a daughter." His tone shifted slightly, curiosity mixed with something unreadable.
"She's not my biological daughter," Courage quickly explained, shaking her head to clear any misunderstanding. "She woke up from a coma last month."
"The girl I told you about, the one who was in a coma for four months," Courage began, her voice soft but steady. "When she woke up, she called me 'Mommy.' It caught me by surprise, but I decided to let her call me that.
I mean, she's really beautiful, and… of all her family members, only her eldest brother visits her consistently. The rest barely show up. So I thought, why not? If it gives her comfort, I'll let her call me 'Mom.'"