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"So, what are we doing next?" A small girl asked the tall man walking beside her. The woman who she was holding onto smiled happily. "We could do whatever you want to, sweetie! We don't have to hang around here all day. What should we do? We could watch a movie? Go see another movie? Play a game?" Nic's heart fluttered at the way the little girl clapped her hands and grinned widely. "Oh yes! Let's play some games!"

"I'm thinking we should go play some board games, but I know you don't like those, and I don't wanna force you to play anything. How 'bout we just sit on the sofa and relax? That sounds like a good compromise, don't you think?" Nic suggested and the child agreed easily. They walked inside the arcade after leaving the diner. The girl ran around excitedly while Nic sat on the couch scrolling through his phone, watching her run around and occasionally laughing quietly to himself. He'd been doing that quite often the past couple of days. It was almost endearing. When she got ti