A GOOD MAN
Jay set his suitcase on the front porch, pulling the key from his pocket. Quietly, he inserted the key into the door and slid it open. He left his suitcase by the door, setting his coat on the nearby rack. He heard small footsteps running into the room. The child's laughs came to a quiet when she laid eyes on him."Daddy?" she said, staring at him.
"Hey, sweetheart," Jay responded.
"Daddy!" she squealed louder, running and jumping into his arms. Jay lifted her off the ground, spinning her around.
The squeals brought another person into the room.
"Oh how I missed you, baby girl," Jay held her tightly, cupping the back of her head against his shoulder.
"Mommy look! Daddy's here!" Lola exclaimed.
"I can see that," Averie smiled at the pair.
"Hey, baby," Jay said softly to her.
"Hey there," she replied.
Jay set Lola on the ground, who then rushed off, mumbling something about needing to show him something.
"I missed you so much," Averie grabbed onto him tightly.
"I missed you too," he mumbled into her hair. He pulled back from the hug, instead pulling her in for a deep kiss.
"Daddy! Come see!" they heard Lola yell from upstairs.
The couple broke apart laughing.
"I'll be right there, honey!" Jay responded. He wrapped an arm around her shoulders as the two headed toward the stairs.
"Welcome home, Jay. Welcome home," she said, patting his chest.
"It's good to be back," Jay replied.
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DELICATE | j. halstead
Romance❝"𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘳 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦, 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘵?" 𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘶𝘱 𝘮𝘺 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬. 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘮𝘦𝘦𝘵 𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬. 𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘬 𝘫𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘺...