It is a snowy evening in Columbus, Ohio. A daughter and her mother are reading a bedtime story. The daughter, Bella, turns to her mother Renee after the story is finished. She has a curious and sad look on her face.

"Mommy, where is my daddy?" She asks, close to tears.

Renee sighs. She knew this day would come but she didn't expect it so soon. Her daughter was only 6 after all.

"Everyone else has a daddy except for me. And this boy Toby keeps making fun of me for it."

"Bella, your dad," she sighs, "He had to move for work and I wanted to stay here."

"But then why would he not want to visit me?" Bella cries.

"Bel, your too young to understand. But he doesn't know about you. I will explain it to you when your older. But he lives in a far away place called New York."

"Why would he not know about me?" She pushes.

"Because, Bel, I found out about you after he decided to move to New York. And I didn't want to ruin his opportunity."

"Do you think though, mom, if he found out about me, he would love me?" She asks, worriedly.

"Of course he would! I have no doubt about that. Your dad is a great man. He would love you. When your older, you will understand why I did what I did. But for now, it's time for bed, baby." Renee says changing the subject. Renee gets off the bed and kisses her daughter's forehead.

"I love you more than anything baby." She says.

"I love you too mommy!" Bella exclaims and she turns around and closes her eyes.

Renee stares at her for a long time. She hadn't thought about her ex Charlie in a long time. Things did not end great between the two of them but she didn't want to tell Bella about that. He really was a great man. But Renee had pushed him away, because she wanted to be free to travel and live her life how she wanted, while Charlie was ready to settle down. She had realized what she was doing too late. And by then, he was moving to New York. All too ready to get away from the painful memories of their divorce. She hadn't found out about Bella until months after he moved away. And by then she thought it would be too painful to contact him again. Renee stares at her daughter worriedly. She knows that is not the end of it. Her daughter was a curious and smart child. She would want to know more about her dad. She just hoped that she would be able to put it off as long as possible.