[ . . . oh ! well , he's returning that just as quickly .] [ aaaand lifting her up a little once his arms are around her .] thank you , sweetheart .

i'll take it . [ brushing her hair out of her face and then kissing her forehead .]

[ another kiss before he answers her .] i'd still love to hear it .

[ don't even worry . he's grinning again too .] you can -- and you should .

[ then there's another for her !] [very gently cupping her face as he does .]

is that permission to keep kissing you ?

/ / is grace ready for kisses literally All The Time now

i'll trust your judgement , sunshine . [ another kiss for her , then !]

you do . so long as i survive this encounter with your dads .

no wonder . [ well .] [ he's leaning down and kissing her again .]

i can tell ! goddamn , baby , what did you tell ' em ? [ he's not mad ! just curious .]

what's with today and me fighting for my fucking life .

christ ??

if i hurt her , you have my full permission to murder me as violently as you can .

of 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦 i'm ashamed . there is never going to be a day that goes by where i don't regret looking at that check and deciding it was worth it .

it's not like i keep that a secret ! everyone knows .

haha , glad i'm not getting yelled at by that guy , too .

(I kinda was the one that was most enthusiastic…)

oh , for -- she's an adult ! and i never forced her into it or anything .

/ / i gotta clock in but y'all can kill him later 😊

I'm with carlos on this one

yeah , that's a prank , right ? since you just said you're a prankster too ?

yeah , i figured that out . 😔

/ / carlos rn

i — yeah , a little .

i think i should take grace's suggestion and go back inside .

. . . meeee ? [ oh god oh fuck ]

and not see you ??

heY WHOA —

feels like i may be in some amount of danger today .

[ his hands are settling on her hips once she's done , head tilting while he gazes at her fondly .] a while , i'm guessing ? too bad i hadn't heard sooner , i would've rushed in here and fixed it just as quick .

uh -- i mean , it's a two way street , right ? [ grin is going nowhere he looks just as dumb as she does right now .] you're definitely mine .

one hundred percent . [ patting her hand .] it would make me the happiest guy ever to be called yours , baby .

uh . . . sure . [ grinning .] if that's what you want . i'm happy to be yours .

[ there's a soft hum , and he's settling one hand on her shoulder .] [ the other moves to thread his fingers through her hair .] just for now , huh ? maybe later you can see a little more ?

i wanted a porsche [ 😔 ]

[ his heart is doing the little thing where he's far too happy for this to be real .] [ but he's returning each small one that he can .] you sure ?

aw , damn . yeah . you're right .

No, babygirl. I don't think asking Grace's situationship to oil up and get touchy with her new father figure is gonna make for a good sunday night

[ he is not pulling back from that until she does .] [ although there's a laugh following .] cute . [ okay , okay , he'll go put his shirt back on .]

if i knew i could get paid for this sooner , i definitely would have done that .

we can take a few shots together . a couple separate .

c'mon , super cop , was it that bad ?

MIGHT be her ?

guess so .

/ / hit post i'm the funniest guy here today

eh , we can iron out the details as we get around to it . probably just shirts off , though .

yeah , i've been looking for someone to collaborate with . you in ?

sorry , but i gotta keep my fans happy .

well , i don't know about that . [ he's . oh so gently taking her by the arm .] [ leaning down .] [ aaaaaand mwah !] [ a little kiss for grace .]