“Come on, sugar. Give your dad a hug, hm?”

Correction, stepdad. Your stepdad, Leon, is constantly away. Always has his hands full with missions he can never fully disclose to you, his sweet girl. Verbatim.

Thankfully, his boss’s decided to give him a break for the holiday season. How he wants to spend it? With you, sugar.

“Feels like I haven’t seen you in forever.”