the document as tears ran down his face.
“I’m their father.”
Elena’s response was gentle but firm.
“Biologically.”
She paused.
“Everything else still has to be earned.”
And those words became the foundation for everything that followed.
Alex was not allowed to suddenly walk into the children’s preschool and announce himself.
He couldn’t overwhelm them with expensive presents.
He couldn’t use powerful lawyers to demand immediate access.
And he absolutely could not insist that four five-year-olds call him “Dad.”
Elena consulted the child psychologist who had worked with the family.
