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Before his marriage collapsed, Greg Lestrade had often thought about having a child. Not romantically, nor on impulse, just a quiet, persistent longing, like a space inside him that never quite closed. A child to whom he could give the affection he had never received from the father who left too early.
Caroline did not want children, and Greg respected her choice.
But the universe is rarely lazy. One day, without warning, a one-year-old baby appeared at his door, left in a cardboard box, accompanied by DNA results and adoption papers bearing Greg’s name.
Greg swore to God, the child was his double at first glance. The only differences were the shock of ginger hair and the blue-grey eyes staring up at him. Eyes so familiar they were frightening.
And so, at forty two, Detective Inspector Greg Lestrade became a father to a child whose mother he did not know.
But life doesn't let him off easily.
Mycroft Holmes.
The man Greg had buried his feelings for. The man he never allowed himself to reach for.
“Daddy.”
The word struck like an explosion.
Greg’s world was shattered, and for the first time, he seriously considered leaving England.
Immediately.