“I got you, princess,” Caine said as he reached the little girl.
He chuckled as he gripped the handlebars and helped her back onto the patio. Kissing the top of her head, Caine released her and watched as she started pedaling away.
“Thank you, daddy!” she chirped.
Caine straightened with a grin as he watched her. He never thought his life would bring him to this point, and he often had to pause and soak it in. It was the only way he knew how to reassure himself it was all real. There were times he found himself mesmerized by his little girl. When she fell asleep on him, he seldom laid her down in her bed. Instead, he held her close, breathing in the fresh scent of her hair and studied her little fingers in awe.
“Uncle Caine, watch me!” Jake exclaimed.
Caine chuckled. He turned his at
