Ben noticed her phrasing, but wasn't going to take offense when he had been tripping over himself throughout this whole process to reaffirm that he still wanted her to be a mother to Nora. He didn't want any doubt in Melody's mind that she had his... permission, blessing, something — to do what she thought was best for their daughter, and that he trusted her to make the right decision about what that was. Even if he didn't trust her in any other capacity.
"Well, you can tell me what time you want her back to get ready for bed," he suggested. "Wouldn't want to keep her out too late and throw her off even more." He may not have been the primary caregiver at any point in Nora's life, but living in the same house he couldn't help but notice how much more difficult things became when toddlers deviated from their routine sleep schedules. The last thing he wanted was for his visiting Nora to make either her or Melody's life more difficult.
"Well, you can tell me what time you want her back to get ready for bed," he suggested. "Wouldn't want to keep her out too late and throw her off even more." He may not have been the primary caregiver at any point in Nora's life, but living in the same house he couldn't help but notice how much more difficult things became when toddlers deviated from their routine sleep schedules. The last thing he wanted was for his visiting Nora to make either her or Melody's life more difficult.
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