Chapter 105. Explain It to Me

Madeline’s POV

I was so relieved. I was so scared that Mike would hate me. I was terrified that he would abandon me again. I was terrified that he would be angry or that he would resent me. I didn’t want it to happen. We just started fixing our relationship. I felt ready to let him back into my life. I didn’t want to lose him even before I got him back.

“Oh, my baby,” Mike mumbled as he kissed the top of my head and rubbed my back. “It’s okay. Everything is going to be okay.”

I took a deep breath and let him go. He gave me a small smile and wiped my cheeks.

“My beautiful little girl,” he said quietly as he leaned in and kissed my forehead.

It felt weird hearing him call me that, but I would be lying if I said that it didn’t feel nice.

I was so angry at him, but I also missed him. I missed having a dad. I missed playing with him. I missed laughing with him. My mom used to tell me stories about him and she would always say that he was a great