We haven’t opened the topic again about what I said. After I asked him that question and he acted like he didn’t know, I went into the room and locked the door. I let him sleep in the living room even though the sofa was small there. The next day I never asked about it again and so neither did he.

“Daddy!” We are now on the river. Tiarra and I have a routine that we take a bath here every weekday. I don’t seem to be used to having a new one with us.

Tiarra laughs now as she bathes in the cold river with Hugo. I was just...