"Why are you calling my dad 'Daddy'?"

"Because he is our dad," Apollo replied immediately, as if it were the most obvious thing in the world. Orion nodded in agreement.

"He is," he reinforced. "Daddy Damian is our daddy too."

Daniel frowned, crossing his small arms over his chest.

"No, he isn't," he shot back, deadly serious. "He's my dad. Only mine."

The silence grew heavy—but only for a few seconds—because soon all three of them were staring at each other like they were on the verge