Stone Circle she keeps it simple

Part of him had expected this to be some massive, defining moment, but then... well, he'd already know he was sort of like her uncle. There was no getting around it. And he guessed that he still sort of thought of her like a niece. He wanted her to do well, to grow big and strong, to be happy. He wanted her to be safe and taken care of...

There was just all this other stuff that Day didn't know what to do with. He stared down at Adeline and felt something that'd been aching deep inside him begin to release. Nothing had really changed.

"You're my best friend, too," he said after what was probably too long a stretch of silence. That, at least, was nothing but the truth. "Let's get inside," he said with a laugh, realizing that he'd stopped walking some time ago. He went down first, nosing sleepy puppies out of the way so that Adeline could get in without stepping on them. "This pale little princess is Dawn, and that handsome guy over there is Sunny," he said quietly, trying not to wake them from their drowsy half-sleep. Day curled around them and looked up at Addie, hoping that she would be down for some cuddles. Maybe it was a little gross, but he figure that, as long as his kids were there, he obviously wasn't trying to put the moves on her or anything. Right? Right?!