The waitress wrote a letter to her father without her mother's knowledge

Sensing her discomfort, Tom handed Jackie the note without saying a word. She took it, half afraid of what she was about to read. But as her eyes scanned the message, her face slowly softened. Tears rolled down her cheeks—not from sadness, but from surprise and relief.

She reached for Tom’s hand and gave it a squeeze. Her heart was full. It turned out the note was not flirtatious at all—it was something unexpectedly touching. Jackie realized she had misjudged everything, and in that moment, all the tension inside her started to melt away.