Re: Robert/G
"It's not the same. It'll never be the same," he said in a whisper, before snorting. "My mother would pretend that there were no other parents and teach her what she wanted. I'm not sure that is the answer, ether." He knew that G was trying to help, but how could you help a little girl who had lost his father? "I'm... I'm afraid that I don't know how to do that, how to be the same for both of them, how to put her on an equal footing with Liam." It was never about keeping her safe, because Robert would keep her safe, just like he'd try to keep all of the children safe, but about making her part of his family, treating her like he treated Liam. That wasn't anywhere as easy.
It wasn't a hug, not really. Robert rested his forehead on G's shoulder while one arm went around his brother. It was the most he could do, exposing himself more than he wanted to and stayed there for a few moments, before looking up again. "Right, I'm perfect, which means I need to get my act together, because taking care of two toddlers is going to drive me crazy. I don't need to do it to himself when they do a much better job. You... just do me a favor, no new people in the car. At lest for now. They need to get adjusted to this without thinking people are interchangeable. Just give me a little time, okay?"