It made my heart happy and put me right into the Christmas spirit.īecause it’s not a long story, there wasn’t really a lot of chance for character development, but it’s written well enough that I felt like I knew Patrick and Lee as soon as they appeared. This! It was a short, terribly sweet, and to the point story about two men who’d been able to come together after 17 years. Patrick and Lee finally get to see their Christmas wish come true. Their first date is, shall we say…ahem…successful, and even though it’s fast, they know they’re made for each other. When the recital is over, Patrick and Lee talk, and Patrick tells Lee he’s most definitely not married, and he’d love to see him tonight. Now, as adults, the pull toward one another is very powerful, even though Ash/Lee thinks Patrick is married. They’d always exchanged longing looks, but they were never single at the same time. Only he knew him as “Lee” (short for Ashley). It turns out “Ash” is a man he knew in high school. As Patrick is sitting there, waiting for the show to start, he sets eyes on Ash. She’s even brought him a gift for the holidays. Patrick’s daughter, Jordan, absolutely loves Ash, her ballet teacher. He’s wearing a tutu, even though none of the moms are, and covered in glitter…all for the love of the little girl. It’s mother/daughter dance day (now, Parents’ Day thanks to him). Patrick Barnes, a professional hockey player, finds himself at his four-year-old daughter’s Christmas ballet recital.

Ballerina Dad by Amy Aislin