"Of course, dear. You're Daisy's real dad, and she even sees you as her biological dad."

He smiled joyfully and responded, "Thank you."

I smiled back and stood up, walked over to him, and touched his hand. "There's nothing to be thankful for. You deserve it. Daisy loves you too; no doubt about that. So you deserve to be her real father," I said, smiling.

I could feel his heart melt through his facial expression. He slowly looked up at my face, directly into my eyes, and asked, "What about you? Do you love me too?"

I smiled and gently massaged his wrist before replying. "Of course, dear. You know...