"A guy does what he can with what he's presented with." And sometimes, he didn't add out loud, the simplest things were the best. Macklyn found them a bench by the aforementioned lake and waited for Selina to sit before he did.
"Today would be good." he reiterated. It was important to him for Eric to come home and find the kitten there. The sooner the better. It was another showing, in Macklyn's mind, of his seriousness about them being back together. Rebuilding their family.