“And the man?” I asked.
“My sister’s former caseworker,” Daniel said. “He thinks Lilu should know everything.”
“And you?”
“I think she should,” he said. “But only when she’s ready.”
That evening, I watched Lilu playing with Emma and Noah.
She laughed silently, her eyes shining.
So full of life.
So full of trust.
I knelt beside her and gently touched her shoulder.
She turned to me instantly.
“I love you,” I signed.
Her face lit up.
“I love you,” she signed back.
In that moment, the truth became clear.
It didn’t matter how she came into our lives.
It didn’t matter what secrets had brought us here.
She was ours.
And we were hers.
That night, I took Daniel’s hand.
“We’ll tell her,” I said. “One day.”
He nodded, his eyes filled with emotion.
“Together,” he said.
