I"Thanks Lily," Remus said when he walked into the house and saw his five year old daughter's face light up at his arrival. "Hey there Princess," he said as he scooped her up in his arms and spun her.

"Hey Rem," Lily said when she stood up and smiled at her brother. "And stop saying 'thank you' whenever I watch her, it's my job as the only woman in your life," she joked as she planted a kiss on his cheek and let herself out.

"Bye Aunt Lily," Blake called out as Lily walked away.

"Bye Princess Blakes," Lily called back with a smile in her face and a small wave.

"What'd you do with Aunt Lily today?" Remus asked as he began to prepare dinner for him and Blake.

"We went to the zoo again and she showed me the zebras and then we got ice cream," she said with a smile.

Remus smiled as he reached for the dried noodles and began to heat up some water. "She took you to the zoo again?" He asked softly as the water heated up.

"Yeah, and we took the bus today," Blake continued with a smile.

"Wow," Remus said while he continued making their food. "So how was school today?"

"Ok, we did paintings again of Christmas," she said with a sigh.

"That's fun," Remus replied softly.

"I want to color," she said with a sigh.

"Well, Aunt Lily bought you those new pencils, why not try those out," Remus said with a small smile.

"Ok," Blake agreed as she got off of her chair and began to search for her colored pencils.

Ten minutes later Remus finished making dinner and he and Blake ate around their table while Remus watched her color quietly.

"Come on Princess," he said when she finished eating her food. "Let's take you to bed."

"Ok Daddy," she replied. Remus smiled as she cleaned up her pencils and padded, barefoot to her room to get ready for bed. Remus and Lily had both taught her to go to bed without an argument years before when Remus was still adjusting to taking
care of her by himself.

Remus made himself busy with cleaning up after their dinner while he waited for Blake to tell him she was ready for bed. Five minutes later her door opened and Remus walked in and tucked her into her bed.

"Daddy?" Blake asked softly as Remus reached over for one of her favorite stories.

"Yeah Princess," he replied with a smile.

"When am I going to get another daddy?" She asked. "Aunt Lily says I used to have another one but then he left, am I going to have another one?"

"I don't know honey," Remus said with a deep breath. "But you will be the first one I tell when I find you another daddy."

"Yay," Blake cheered. "I was nervous because Becky at school said that I should have a mummy and a daddy but then I told her that Aunt Lily said you don't want a mummy for me, that you want me to have another daddy."

"Aunt Lily is right, you have her, I don't think you need a mummy, but you need another daddy," Remus told her kindly.

"Good, 'cause I don't want a mummy," Blake said with a smile.

"Alright, well, it's time for you to go to bed Princess. I'll see you in the morning," Remus said as he planted a kiss on her forehead and stood up to walk out.

"Daddy," she called when Remus hit the door.

"Yeah," Remus replied as he turned around.

"I love you," she said.

"I love you too baby girl," he said with a smile. "Now get some sleep, you've got ballet class tomorrow morning."

"Good night, Daddy," she said he walked out.

"Good night, Blakely," Remus replied as he closed the door. He looked down at his hands and noticed he was still holding the book.