It was always a pleasure to have any of his girls in his home, and it had been too long since Athena had been there. Not as long as their separations in the past, but long enough. He was happy to have her close, to share his home and good news.
To be able to walk into a room and find her there, sitting with the paper and her hand curled around a cup of coffee, was something he could never tire of. He was all too glad to take a seat at the same table, and to sit with her in the knowledge that she was well. It had never been easy, to be who she was, and so to see her in some measure of peaceā¦..it was a relief. A reassurance.
He had no wish to disturb her, so settled on a glance at the paper in her hands and a smile. She had all the time she was here to do as she pleased and until she left, he had plenty of time for her.