[ The problem with being the keeper of so much knowledge is simply knowing how much to tell and how quickly. ]
For me, I just met you a few weeks ago.
[ Should she tell him she met him in Wilmington, that he and her mother have land and a cabin he built for them? He's just starting to rebuild his life in Scotland, it would seem like such a distant dream to find himself suddenly in the Colonies with the wife he thought he'd lost forever. ]
I've known about you longer than that, though. It's still - [ She weighs her words carefully, trying to be mindful of his feelings, but truthful to her own. ] You're my father. But I was raised by another man, a wonderful man. I was worried that being with you was disloyal to him somehow. [ She pauses and smiles softly. ] But then you told me to call you Da and it's made everything a little easier.
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For me, I just met you a few weeks ago.
[ Should she tell him she met him in Wilmington, that he and her mother have land and a cabin he built for them? He's just starting to rebuild his life in Scotland, it would seem like such a distant dream to find himself suddenly in the Colonies with the wife he thought he'd lost forever. ]
I've known about you longer than that, though. It's still - [ She weighs her words carefully, trying to be mindful of his feelings, but truthful to her own. ] You're my father. But I was raised by another man, a wonderful man. I was worried that being with you was disloyal to him somehow. [ She pauses and smiles softly. ] But then you told me to call you Da and it's made everything a little easier.