Chapter 28

Three Weeks Later ~ Ruth's POV ~ (Surprise!) Letting out a sigh I picked Caterina up off Alan's desk, holding her in my arms while Alan continued to stare at the papers in front of him. "You're not even going to acknowledge your daughter?" "I did." I rolled my eyes at his response, turning my attention to Caterina who was frowning at her father. All day she'd been asking for him so finally after hours of telling her that he'll be here later I eventually decided to take her to his office. But as I expected, he was too busy with his work to spend any time with her. "It's been three weeks Alan. I know this is important but you have other responsibilities too. You can't just forget that." Finally he let out a sigh and turned his attention to me, leaning back in his chair. "I've been putting them to bed every night. When the boys come in here I talk to them whenever they want or I let them sit here and do their own thing. I just don't have time right now to converse with a two year