“I should probably get cleaned up,” she said, pulling her hand back.
Alina felt her cheeks flush. It wasn't a crush. It was… recognition. He saw her—not as his wife’s daughter, not as a responsibility, but as a person. Smart, funny, a little lost. And in his eyes, she saw something she hadn’t expected: loneliness. DadCrush 20 03 29 Alina Lopez My Stepdaughter B...
Alina stood, brushing dirt from her knees. “Hey, Mark?” “I should probably get cleaned up,” she said,
He laughed softly, setting the glasses down. “Guilty.” “I should probably get cleaned up
“I canceled it,” she admitted. “He didn’t laugh at my jokes.”