"I don't care about whose DNA has recombined with whose. When everything goes to hell, the people who stand by you without flinching, they are your family." - Jim butcher

"Daddy." Nahani sing-songed looking up at Caleb as the dynamic duo walked to parent parking at the school.

"Yes my love." Caleb replied oh so gently.
He still hadn't gotten used to being called dad and daddy. Three weeks prior she wanted to call him papa, then a couple days later it was 'Paps', which was almost the same thing but she had spent half and hour after dinner explaining to Hanna and Caleb why it was similar oh so different. She stuck with 'paps' for the whole of 24 hours then it was Jupiter. She learned about the planet at school thought that was cool,then I was dude,guy,Opa,Papa, and after about a dozen names she decided on dad and or daddy.

She announced this new name,a week prior. She had yelled it at him as she lunged in his arms, and she hadn't stopped saying it since,she said it anytime she found it fit

"Daddy can you plate me some rice...Thank you for the rice daddy."

"You look nice today daddy, really nice daddy, doesn't daddy look nice Hanna?" It was a bit much at times but it brought so much joy to Caleb, he knew she loved him a lot but for her to see him as her dad was amazing to him.

Hanna was playfully jealous that Nahani had started calling Caleb daddy and still referred to her as Hanna or auntie Han. She understood that maybe was wasn't ready to give away Mona's title,that it was easier to replace Caleb for someone that was never there.

"Where are we going?" Nahani bounced in the backseat

"We are gonna go have an early supper out, then go home." Caleb replied smiling "Aunt Emily is here to visit remember,and her and Hanna have a surprise for you."

"wow a surprise,what type of surprise?" The little girl questioned.

"Well baby girl you'll just have to wait and see" Caleb said as he pulled into the subway parking lot,even with that Nahani would not stop pestering him through the meal and all the way to Hanna apartment. He loved her but he let out a sigh of relief when he pulled into the parking garage.

"Come on then, I have a surprise waiting waiting for me." Nahani exclaimed and she jumped from the car and began to run towards the door.

Caleb laughed at her antics,she was always so joyful, he and Hanna were so lucky to have her, she was always making them laugh and was everything they needed right now.

The two entered the apartment and before he knew it Nahani was in Emily arms, squealing " I missed you soooooo much."

"Daddy told me you have a surprise for me." Nahani yelled from Emily arms

"Daddy?"Emily questioned

"ya ,he kept me guessing in the car and at subway but he wouldn't tell, please just tell me." Nahani explained,oblivious to Emily's curiosity.

Emily realized that Nahani was talking about Caleb,she hadn't seen any of them since a bit before Mona's funeral. Recently Caleb had been coming up in Hanna's conversation a lot and she assumed it was because of Nahani,but now it seemed as if there more to the story.

Emily gave both Hanna and Caleb a knowing would definitely be talking about this later.

"Okay,so you know I have bakery in New jersey. And my mom and I are thinking about opening a bakery here. And its gonna be a special bakery,were gonna have lots and lots of cupcakes,but we need to know what flavors to 's were you come in. Emily explained as she carried the little girl to the bar stool in the kitchen.

" I'm gonna try cupcakes,this is the best day of my life." Nahani jumped ecstatically.

"Yes your are." Emily said as she placed a line of different flavored and colored mini cupcakes. " now you have to tell me which ones like the most can you do that."

"This is the easiest and coolest job ever." Nahani beamed and the adults laughed

An hour and too many cupcakes later, Nahani was chatty and hyper and almost about to jump off the walls. So Caleb suggested they all go to the park, get some fresh and let Nahani take out so energy so she can go straight to bed after.

At the park Emily and Hanna sat on a bench and watched Caleb and Nahani play on the playground

"Hes really good with her." Emily commented

"Ya hes great." Hanna smiled

"And hes good to you too?" She followed up.

"Of course ya,he always has been."

"You know what I'm trying to get at Hanna when did you get back together." Emily spoke gently,forcing Hanna to make eye contact.

" Han,there's being friendly and there's what you two were doing at the house, I was trying to pay attention to that cute little girl and you're sexual tension was extremely distracting.

" When Nani moved in he started spending more time with her and me too and talked kind of and well we fell back into our old ways."

"And all of you are fine?"

"Em I know your doing this because you care. But I promise were fine, Nani knows exactly what's going on, and were going slow. We really care about each other and we'll always put Nani first,and this time were trying to be together, like actually talking,and I'm head overs heels. After what happened with Mona he was our rock and I can't see my life without both of them its amazing.

Emily just smiled and nodded, "A bit two mushy to me but, your happy so its OK."

Both woman laughed and continued to chit chat,with he laughter of shouts of Caleb and Nahani as their background sounds,and the soft fall breeze,everything was great,perfect,it was perfect.

Authors note

I don't even know if anybody reads these,maybe i might just be writing notes to you're reading this and not me,leave a review saying " Hayho."Any who,i just wanted to say that this is the longest time Ive ever taken to write a chapter,but I love this story,Don't wanna add drama and stuff so,maybe next chapter will be next year.