Her little face fell when she looked up at him and he felt like his heart would break in response. Not only did he love kids, but he was a sucker for a damsel in distress … and if this little girl didn’t qualify he didn’t know who did.
He felt extremely tall as she held up her hand to him, and he crouched to take it and shook it gently, his large hand engulfing hers entirely.
“Nice to meet you, Valery,” he said with all due seriousness. “I’m Lee.” He’d never enjoyed being ‘Mr. Jordan.’ That was his father, and he didn’t think much of the man who was never around when he was needed.
“That’s all right,” he told the child. He looked around and saw no one that seemed to be responsible for the child. “Maybe I can help you find your daddy.” He wasn’t going to leave until he knew the child was with her caretaker, be it her father or someone else.