I'm Gonna Stand Guard like a Postcard of a Golden Retriever (гет)

I'm gonna watch you shine
Gonna watch you grow
Gonna paint a sign
So you always know
As long as one and one is two
There could never be a father
Love his daughter more than I love you
--- Father and Daughter, Paul Simon
She's beautiful and gets even more so with every day, and of course, he's noticed. God, how could he not? That doesn't mean he has to like the idea of other people noticing, too. It’s not the first or even the second time he’s been through this but it never gets any easier.
She's twirling a chunk of her long, brown hair around the curling iron when she glances up, catching his gaze in the reflection, and her lips tug into a smile, her eyes sparkling. He ought to at least act a little embarrassed about watching her from the doorway, but he knows better than to try and pretend with her. She'd see right through him, anyway. She always does.