Across the street stood Joe. After five long years.
“Kids, go inside,” I told them calmly. “Uncle will be right there.”
Then I faced him. “What the hell are you doing here? Stalking us?”
“I’m here for my children,” he said boldly. “I worked hard for five years to be stable. It’s time they come home with their real father.”
“Real father?” I scoffed. “You abandoned them before they were born. They’re mine now. Leave.”

But he didn’t. Weeks later, I was served a court summons. My worst fear.
At the hearing, Joe’s lawyer stood. “Dr. Spellman, is it true you’ve been diagnosed with a brain tumor and are on medication for it?”
