in the dim light, when the day is done

Frank felt a little guilty about leaving Penny with Mel, but Mel insisted it was fine, and since she had a way of making him believe things he probably shouldn't, he stopped checking his phone halfway through the monster truck rally and tried to relish in his one-on-one time with Tanner. If nothing else, he trusted that she would call him if she needed something... and also that she wouldn’t need something to begin with. She was good with all kids, but she was especially good with his kids, and Penny loved her; Penny probably loved Mel almost as much as she loved Frank and Abby. Besides, they had access to three massive buckets of toys and Disney's entire film catalogue. It was going to be fine. He had nothing to worry about. And for a few hours, he stopped worrying.

That was before Mel didn’t answer three of his calls.