“Thanks though, means a lot”
Was it strange? Once one has kids - your livelihood truly revolves around them. Dan could 100% say that the two girls in his life had him wrapped around their fingers. Val and VC could truly convince Daniel to do anything. And honestly, that wasn’t an honor given to everyone. But it’s hard for life not to revolve around kids after seeing your little baby for the first time and holding them in your arms. It was a blank slate. A little person that you would help raise. Was there thought any more terrifying than that? To know that you could possibly fck someone up as much as you were fcked up. It’s probably why Dan tried so damn hard for his little girl. And in a way, he knew that Andy likely tried too.
A soft laugh left Dan’s lips at Andy’s ‘Val not murdering him’ comment. “Well… I’m pretty sure she was damn close at murdering me but that’s what the impromptu trip to Disney was for. Kept Val happy and our little girl bouncing around,” Dan added. Perhaps that’s why Dan was excited for another kid… yes he was unexpected but it would be a lie to say that he wasn’t happy about it. Worried - yes. But bloody excited as well. “Exactly… our household will definitely be interesting with another boy running around so I won’t be ganged up on by the females,” Dan laughed. “And trust me… they have mastered the bloody art of ganging up on me,”
With Daniel’s next statement… he knew it hit Andy. Daniel could see the man thinking… processing his words. A strained nod left Dan with the man’s thought of nothing was enough and in a strange way, Dan could relate. Daniel didn’t know what he would do without Valerie Wood. She was his entire bloody life and he would probably be lost without her. But there was something else in Andy’s eyes as he continued talking - explaining that he couldn’t. “Andy…” Daniel sighed, standing up from his place on the opposite side of the room and walking towards him. “If there is one person who understands how lonely this world is without someone to mesh through it - it’s me. I never thought I was going to have that… but I do. So trust me - If I was lucky enough to have it twice… with Yara… and now Val… there’s someone out there waiting to be in your life if you let them,” Dan stated.