Dadcrush 20 03 29 Alina Lopez My Stepdaughter B... Online

“Thanks for not being weird about… this.” She gestured vaguely at the house, the garden, the invisible line they’d just stepped over.

“You looked stressed last night,” Alina said, not looking up from a stubborn dandelion root. “And you hate asking for help.” DadCrush 20 03 29 Alina Lopez My Stepdaughter B...

“Yeah,” he nodded, clearing his throat. “The date tonight?” “Thanks for not being weird about… this

“Yeah?”

Mark was her mom’s husband of three years. They’d never done the whole "father-daughter" dance; Alina had been almost twenty when they met. But he was solid, kind, and after her mom left for a six-month research trip overseas, he’d quietly continued making sure the fridge was stocked and the lawn was mowed. ” Alina said

He laughed softly, setting the glasses down. “Guilty.”