TWO ■|●■○|●■●|●♤●|● ●|●|●|● ■●|●|●■● I was very proud of myself. Dad cleaned up his entire plate and after that he stood up, walked towards me. I was wondering what he was going to do and he surprised me by leaning into me and giving me a nice peck on the cheek which made me smile, blush and get all flustered. He did not show affection lately, so I thought like probably he was recovering some of himself and I'll get my dad quite soon. "Thanks for the dinner, sweetheart, you really made my night." He muttered gruffly and I nodded my head and say that he is welcome and he should know that it's going to become a thing that is part of routine from now on. Now that mom is gone, I have to pick up the pieces, step up and become the woman of the house. I even did the dishes. I surprise

