"I have no clue about that stuff. All I know is that when Jeffrey walks his daughter down the aisle, he'll be bawling his eyes out." Dorothy chuckled, rubbing her cheek against Abigail's, "What about you, Everett? You gonna cry when you give your daughter away?"

"Hmm?" She looked up at him, waiting for a response.

Everett put down his glass of sour cherry lemonade, taking his daughter from Dorothy's arms.

"I'm not giving a daughter away; I'm gaining a son-in-law."

Dorothy couldn't help but smile wryly, "You sound just like Jeffrey, you know?"

"I'll still let my daughter get married, though."

But Jeffrey, he was adamant about not allowing it!

"You two, truly birds of a feather. Doting dads, through and through!" Dorothy sighed, "I wonder what kind of guys your daughters will bring home."

"They'll be top-notch, responsible, and most importantly-"

"They'll adore your daughter, right?" Dorothy finished his sentence, shaking her head in amusement. "You can't custom order a son-in-law, you know. But I have faith my Abigail will find someone who truly loves her."

his daughter's nose, looking into her eyes

always be your safe haven, your support. If anyone, be it a classmate, a friend, future boyfriends, or even a partner, ever upsets you, you come straight to us. As long as I'm breathing, I won't let anyone hurt you." Abigail, not fully grasping the gravity of his words, simply nodded, "I

"Good girl."

of lemonade, nearly choked on

sentimental in your old age? Where's that cool, aloof CEO

day in and day out, making

en

"Right, Daddy says so!"

Dorothy exhaled deeply.

who would one day join the Lopez family as a

...

already asleep next to Langston. She was

screen, she'd sit quietly next to him, never fussing or crying.

"Shh! She's asleep."

gesturing for them to

following her to

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