Chapter 23 - MARK AS A FATHER
Mark never regained Snowmere occupancy.
He did regain fatherhood.
Not full original custody overnight.
Years.
Therapy.
Supervision.
Reliability.
At thirteen Lily chose regular weekends.
At fifteen:
Shared holidays.
At sixteen:
A road trip.
I hated the road trip.
Not because I distrusted Mark by then.
Because grandfathers are required to hate teenage road trips.
Mark eventually worked again.
Not real-estate development.
Operations for a regional hotel group.
No family money.
He was good.
He remarried at fifty-seven.
Slowly this time.
A librarian named Hannah Brooks.
Before engagement he introduced Hannah to Lily.
Asked Lily privately how she felt.
Not permission to marry.
Respect.
Lily liked her.
May you like
I liked her.
Mark had learned that family consultation and family control are different.
