“Dad…” Jamie uttered.

Robbie and Ellie’s eyes widened as if to question how quickly their brother had been co-opted.

I just did it,” Jamie replied sheepishly. “It’s not like Mommy disapproves or anything like that.”

The three children then turned in concert to regard Charlotte.

Their mother appeared quite abashed and did not know how to respond.

Jamie asked softly, “You wouldn’t be against us treating Uncle Zack like our Dad, would you, Mommy?”

“Whatever do you mean by treating me like your Dad?” Zachary frowned. “I am your Dad, to begin with.”

were dumbfounded as they glanced at

inside. I’ll

A matter of such importance should be

The children nodded obediently. However, their mood was somber, as they sensed their mother had something important to

bundled into the study

three kids were seated side by side, while Zachary

was a little uptight. “Perhaps I should

are family too,

gestured for her to

stay put on the one side with the half-asleep Fifi nodding off

you want to tell us,

collected as the eldest amongst the children ought to be. He mustered

never broached this subject with you before…” Charlotte stuttered as she had no clue as to how to even begin. “The truth of the

me,” Zachary interjected. “I’m actually your father. Your

as they glared at him,

your Mommy four years ago and left a seed

the descriptions used in some illustrated books

was pregnant until we met again four years later under a different identity. We didn’t get along at first because we had a number of misunderstandings between us, but that’s out of the way now. Since then, I’ve also learned that you’re my children,

you leave a

“Yeah, yeah.”

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