Teddy started to sing it and hell, Mick loved him so he sang it too as he flipped pancakes and watched his boy, even doing the hand gestures for Leonard like Hart had taught him. Twinkly hands and up into the sky.

"It was pretty cool. The cake, I mean. It tasted pretty good." Axel was starting to get really good at making cakes. He moved his hand away from the puppy and held it close as if he'd been mauled, eyeing the mutt curiously. "I don't trust dogs. One of my foster families had a dog and it was a horrible thing. Used to chase me up the stairs. Bit me a few times."