He'd been good and not flooded her phone lines or email with anything. Just the initial phone calls, and a short but heartfelt note that he had debated sending for a long time, but decided that hope was the better part of not giving up.
Danielle saw who it was first. "Mommy! You came back!" as she ran over to cling to Star's legs, beating Peter to swooping in for a hug by a split second.
"I was so worried," he said into her hair. And he did look thinner, more drawn and anxious than usual. "Just like I said she would," to Danielle, ruffling her hair.