Chapter 31

SEAN:

Sekani had been moving from side to side the whole time on our ride. She had opted to sit at the back after Mya had taken the front seat, right beside me.

I was the happiest man on earth even if I knew fully well that Sekani wasn't. Mya had accepted me immediately! She was a lovely little kid and the awkwardness wasn't even there.

It was our first time meeting each other and she was all over me. Not everyone experienced that. I'd expected her to either hate me or just stare at me whilst avoiding me. I'd expected her to get used to me in a few weeks' time as that was what usually happened.

But this case was entirely different. She was all over me. She had even asked me to show her a few things on my computer before we set out for this date.

"Playground too, Dad?!" She asked in a chirpy voice, looking up at me with my cell phone clutched in her hand.

My heart melted into puddles. She was really addressing me as her father. Damn. I wasn't sure I could s