"I'm going to buy drinks," says Michelle before walking away, leaving me alone with our daughter.
"I think I shouldn't have come. I don't want your mother to be upset," I comment in a low voice.
Candace remains silent for a moment, but then nods.
"That's how all our outings should have been, not just you and me like they used to be. But she's not angry. She just explained to me that, from now on, she prefers that I let her know in advance. Dad, I love you both, but she told me that we're no longer a family and that many times, it will just be her and me, and other times, you and me. I understand now. That's what divorce is, right? Families will never be together again... but mom assured me that the love for me won't change."
Her words hit me like a ton of bricks. In her innocence, she'
