Daniel had always been the dependable one. The kind of man who drove across town just to fix a neighbor’s leaking sink. The kind of dad who proudly braided our daughter Lily’s hair every Saturday morning—even though he was terrible at it.
So when Lily suggested we surprise him that Sunday, it felt sweet.
Almost perfect.
We stopped by the bakery for his favorite blueberry muffins, packed the little drawing Lily had made for Grandma Elaine, and drove forty minutes through soft October rain to the old colonial house where Daniel had grown up.
I remember feeling warm inside.
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