Alejandro reached over and gently ruffled his hair.
"I promise."
Satisfied, Matias leaned against his father's side, apparently taking the answer at face value.
Maria watched them for a moment before lowering her gaze to the basket in her hands. She did not ask anything else. Whatever had prompted Alejandro to reconsider his priorities, it was clear that the change was already making a difference to the little boy sitting beside him.
After placing the towels where they belonged, she excused herself and left the bedroom.
Alejandro remained beside Matias, allowing the boy to settle comfortably against him. There would still be work waiting for him, and the questions surrounding the family were far from resolved. But for the moment, he had no intention of letting those matters take him away from his son.
He had spent enough time believing that he could always make up for lost moments later.
