xVerity: We had an excellent time at dinner, but I didn’t take him home
TeenDad2: Umm okay, but Alex was texting me today moaning about how he didn’t get any sleep last night because you came back to pick Nikki up late
KnotMyProblem: I love this. Why didn’t we all move closer sooner? TD with the inside scoop!
KnotMyProblem: So I’m guessing Mr. Semantics over here let his dinner date take him home instead
Vincent grinned at his phone, unable to stop himself. Even though Knot was poking his nose into Vincent’s personal life—something Vincent usually liked to keep as strictly locked down as possible online—the interest the Single Dads were taking in him made him feel like, for once, he had something worthwhile to contribute.
xVerity: Dinner may have included dessert.
TeenDad2: Omg
LoveHarley: lol! Omg xV you’re cracking me up
KnotMyProblem: That’s my boy. You seeing him again, xV?
xVerity: I think so.
xVerity: We’re texting right now, between talking to you guys.
KnotMyProblem: I’m calling it now—another Single Dad is biting the dust. Harley, it’s going to be you and me, bud. We should make a celibacy pact or something
LoveHarley: Uhhh I’m not sure that I’m interested in permanent bachelorhood. Sorry, Knot.
KnotMyProblem: Damn, you’re right. You’re too nice to stay single. I’ll have to concoct an evil scheme to break all of you up so we can go back to being just a bunch of guys.
Vincent set his phone down temporarily and kissed the top of Nikki’s head. Leah, the powerful, resourceful, do-good demon, had almost vanquished her Celestial foe when the young man she’d been traveling with—her love interest, and the obvious villain thanks to his mildly British accent—stabbed her in the back. Nikki gasped and clung to Vincent as Leah slumped to her knees.
“Daddy?” she gasped.
“Leah’s going to be okay,” Vincent promised. “Remember when Azrael tried to steal Leah’s soul last season, and it got really scary? She was okay, right? Leah always finds a way.”
Nikki hummed against his shirt, but didn’t look away from the screen. WhileHeaven, Lockedwas often intense, for the most part, its content was tame. Nikki had never had a problem with it before, even during the intense episodes where action took place. After this episode, Vincent wasn’t sure if she should keep watching. Nikki acted grown up, but despite her maturity, she was still young.
xVerity: Real talk for a second—have you guys seen Heaven, Locked?
LoveHarley: Oh man, xV. Next time you see me irl, ask me if I’ve seen it so I can have a good laugh
Weird. Vincent frowned, trying to make sense of what that meant. He assumed that Harley had to be a fan.
xVerity: Okay, great. What do you think the appropriate age range is? The guide says 8+, but I watched the first few episodes and decided it was fine for Nikki. Thoughts?
LoveHarley: Oh, that’s a tough one. Nikki’s about six, right? But she seems like she’s so grown up already, from what you’ve told us. Um, alright. Gimme a sec to put my thoughts together.
KnotMyProblem: Unexpected TV trivia knowledge from Harley! Cool. Didn’t know you were a couch potato. Guess I assumed, after meeting you irl, that you spent 90% of your time on the beach, and the other 10% in the gym.
LoveHarley: I’m an international man of mystery, aren’t I? Haha
LoveHarley: Okay, so, here’s my thoughts. Season one, two, and three are fine for a younger age bracket, like 8+, or if Nikki is mature enough to handle it, that’s cool, too. She’s your kind and you know best. No shame in that. Season four and five start to get a little more intense because shit starts to go down with the Celestials.
LoveHarley: *kid
Gwynning: I leave my phone in the other room for half an hour to eat dinner and I come back to Harley talking another language.
TeenDad2: Here’s the tl;dr—xV had a nice date the other night and they’re going to see each other again, Knot is plotting to break all of us up so we’re all single again, and now xV is trying to distract us by talking TV with Harley, who apparently is really into TV.
Gwynning: Gotcha. Thanks for the recap
