"Daddy!" exclaimed Lian upon seeing Roy when he entered the next room, rushing to give him a hug. "I missed you!"
She didn't know that she was about to be coached by her father and Mia to ask Grandpa Ollie why he'd dressed up for chili night. But she would happily go along with their scheme, thinking it was no scheme at all, because Lian had the innocence of a child who didn't understand the complicated nature of adult relationships. All she saw when she looked at her family—and yes, Ollie and Dinah being together was part of her understanding of family—was love.