"Thank you, Maxine," notWash said gratefully. "I will try my best to be a good father to you. I hope we can become closer in the future."
NotWash gave his most winning smile and clasped his hands together in hope.
Wash looked a little hurt. It was sort of as if he'd been smacked in the face. Did Maxine really want him to treat this fake guy with respect? Did...did she actually like notWash?
Wash also experienced guilt and his expression became even more pinched, his lips a line.
"I'll-uh-I'll try. I gotta...go take a shower," he said glancing to notWash and feeling a little underdressed and under primped and he definitely needed a shower regardless.
He cleared his throat feeling he needed to say something fatherly.
"Careful with that frog, okay?" he said before he hobbled through the threshold to his room.