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He looked over at Danny for a little, watching the toddler move around a little and make some soft sounds. He smiled softly at the sight, letting you have your moment with their kid before he eventually got over toward him as well. He kissed his pacifier, and forehead, smiling softly. “Sleep well, angel. Love you,” he whispered, pulling away a little and then eventually walked out of the room with you, smiling softly as you had turned the small light on.
“He does. And so do you,” he said, and then smiled softly, nodding his head once afterwards. “You do. Seeing you like this makes me happy. Seeing you with our boy,” he said, and then bit his lip. “Makes me adore you even more. And just tonight, seeing your smile, and hearing you giggle. I won’t be forgetting about it anytime soon,” he said, biting his lip and then flashed you a little smile, nodding his head once. “I know, sweetie. I could tell,” he said, feeling his heart skip a beat when you actually admitted that you were feeling happy. “Small steps, darling. You’re doing so well,” he said, and then flashed you a loving smile. “I’m so proud of you. Honestly,” he added.
“You’re welcome. More than welcome,” he softly said, and then smiled brightly when you kissed his cheek. Your small forms of physical touch meant the world to him. “I love you,” he said as he looked down into your eyes. “More than anything. Okay?”, he hummed, and then bit his lip softly. “Do you want to go back downstairs and play with Chase for a little while longer?”, he asked. He figured Chase was missing you as well, but you needed to be in the right headspace to be able to enjoy yourself again.
‘‘Thank you, daddy’‘ he said softly, flashing you a smile. ‘‘Me neither, I needed it so much, daddy’‘ he told you, he wanted to hold on to that warm, happy feeling for as long as possible. He didn’t want to go back to feeling sad, but he knew it was gonna wash over him soon again anyway. ‘‘Small steps are steps too’‘ he said very softly, swallowing once. ‘‘Thank you, daddy’‘ he said again, your support meant everything.
‘‘I love you too, daddy. So much’‘ he whispered, looking up into your eyes. ‘‘More than anything’‘ he repeated after you, nodding once. ‘‘Yes, please. I’d like that’‘ he said softly, he missed his friend a lot too and he really wanted to spend some more time with him, especially now that he finally was in the right headspace for it again.
He got downstairs with you, making his way back over to Chase soon enough and settled down on the floor with him like before, getting back to playing with their toys.












