Dadcrush 20 03 29 Alina Lopez My Stepdaughter B... 📌

“I should probably get cleaned up,” she said, pulling her hand back.

“You looked stressed last night,” Alina said, not looking up from a stubborn dandelion root. “And you hate asking for help.” DadCrush 20 03 29 Alina Lopez My Stepdaughter B...

Alina hadn’t planned to spend her Saturday afternoon weeding her stepdad’s overgrown vegetable patch. She had a date later—someone from a dating app who seemed nice but forgettable. Yet here she was, knee-deep in soil, wearing an old band t-shirt and cut-off shorts, because Mark had mentioned he was feeling overwhelmed. “I should probably get cleaned up,” she said,

“Yeah,” he nodded, clearing his throat. “The date tonight?” She had a date later—someone from a dating

They worked side by side for an hour. He taught her how to tell a weed from a sprouting carrot. She told him about her art history exam and how her professor didn’t appreciate modernism. The conversation drifted easily—about her mom’s terrible cooking, his failed attempt at baking bread during lockdown, the stray cat they both pretended not to feed.