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“Where is he?” Evie resu her doll’s hair

“Hewasn’t interested in being with me”

“Does he know about me?”

“Yes, but he has never lanced at Callum, who looked back at her somberly

Evie lowered the doll and looked at Hazel “Why not?”

“He leftto do with you”

“Butdoesn’t he want to meet me?”

“You’re awfully inquisitive for a young girl,” Hazel said

“Some people aren’t prepared to raise kids,” Callum said “Sometimes they aren’t ready until much later in life He doesn’t know you, but if he did, he would see what a special girl you are”

Hazel’s heart burst with appreciation and awe that, without pro siht she would say

“Do you have a daddy?”

“I do We aren’t very close, though”

That had surprised Hazel when he’d told her before He seemed so concerned over his father If they weren’t close, eren’t they? Evie had looked up at hi Did Evie relate her lack of a relationship with her father to his?

“Do you have any kids?” Evie asked, a fountain of questions

Callu her hair and put down the brush “No”