"Calm down, please," The man's quiet, almost pleading voice reaches the little child. He was sitting on the floor in the children's room. There was a deep sigh, which indicated hopelessness in this situation.

It was restless inside. Biting your fingertips, you pressed against the wall, listening intently to the dialogue in the next room. Ideas on how to establish a relationship were being cut off every day. And there was a fleeting question of breaking up with Chris.

You and Chris have been dating for several years. And fortunately, he immediately told you about having a little daughter at the age of five (At the moment), giving you the opportunity to think about everything several times so as not to build false expectations and hopes. It couldn't scare you, and on the contrary, you were waiting for your first meeting. Together with the man, you chose a gift for his daughter. So carefully and with trepidation. But it did not bring the desired reaction.

Chris was married to his daughter's mother, but until the woman left them and married another man a few months later. A lot of effort has been spent on this.

The child categorically did not accept you and literally harbored hatred, which was felt a kilometer away. Attempts to explain that it is not in your goals to replace the biological mother (Whom the little girl loves) did not lead to any result.

"Princess..." Chris whispered, stroking his daughter's dark hair. You carefully and quietly entered the room, sitting down on the floor, copying the pose of a man, gasping. Again, an attempt to establish a relationship.