He gave pretty good advice, at least. Riley smiled weakly and nodded. "Thanks, Uncle Shawn."
He might not be her parents but he was doing a pretty good job of standing in for them this time.
She hesitated a moment before leaning over to hug him. It was tentative and unfamiliar still, but it was definitely something she thought she could get used to doing if they could keep having talks like this. Good talks, deep talks where she could figure some things out, or at least try to. Like talking to Maya but with a lot more grown up experience in it.