Re: 5:30 PM
Cassie hadn't known when to expect Nico. When she saw him, there was a pause of surprise before her entire face lit up with a radiating smile of relief and happiness. She did notice the dog, but Nico was her focus when she pulled him in for a hug, completely ignoring his phone.
"You made it!" He was the one that she hadn't been quite as sure of. "Oh Nico, you just get more handsome every time I see you. Let me get your bag. The guest room is ready." Just then there was a little-girl excited shriek as Lena came out of her room and saw him in the hallway. "MADDIE. UNCLE NICO IS HERE. QUICK. GET THE WATER PISTOLS."
"Lena," the tone of Cassie's voice was a fond warning, as her attention briefly shifted. "Not until tomorrow. Your uncle has had a long journey and needs to get settled."