"Well, you're married to my mom, after all. So yeah. That's makes us family."

"It's even more than that, sweetheart. I'm your father, after all. For real."

His smile widened and she felt she was blushing.

"I really hope you'll be happy, Brook," he continued. "And you can always tell me if there's anything I can do to help make sure you are."

You could fuck me like you fucked my mother last night, she said in her mind. But then, out loud: "Oh, I'm happy. Really. It's really nice here and everything. And you're really nice. I guess I'm still getting used to things."

"Me too," he smiled warmly....