congrats, you're a dad now

It wasn't what he expected at this point in his life. He was using up a lot of spare brain power worrying about his dad. In fact, he wasn't too keen on the idea. They were both busy and ambitious people, working hard to make their way up in the world. What would they do with a kid? What would they feed it? 


Hazel might not know it yet, but there was very little she couldn't ask of him. She had his back when it mattered, so how could he do any less? Hazel words made it clear that this meant a lot to her. This was what was happening, and arguing would only upset them both. 


Instead, he smiled. And when he looked at Hazel, it was genuine. Filled with all those sappy emotions he didn't know how to put into words. His eyes lingered on her, and then he turned to Spider. "Tree house express, now departing!" He said, leaning down to grab the pup, if they didn't protest. He would need to feed them both and send them to bed. He and Hazel could talk tomorrow. That would have to be soon enough.