I told my boss I had a family emergency and drove straight to the kindergarten. When I walked through those doors, Lizzy’s face lit up like a firework. God, I missed these moments. I got so caught up in work that I forgot how good it felt just to see my daughter smile.
“Daddy!” She ran to me, her little sneakers squeaking on the floor.
I crouched down and pulled her into a hug. “Hey, sweetheart. Ready to go home?”
“Uh-huh!”
I grabbed her pink jacket off the hook — the one with the cartoon bears on the sleeves — and started helping her into it. She was chattering about something her friend Emma said during snack time, and I was smiling, just soaking it all in.
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