Addy squealed and she jumped off the bed, flinging the book aside, and herself into her father's arms all in one supremely odd motion. Rhiannon made to catch the book, but she missed and it fell flapping to the floor, where it lay, forgotten because Rhiannon eyed it like she was not about to bend over right now.
"Da!" Addy said, cuddling her face into his chest. She nuzzled into his shirt and just let him hold her. "I love you," she said, feeling the need to say it as often as possible. "I love you I love you." Yes she had seen him a few days ago, and talked to him every day, but she was feeling clingy.