Jack walked up to Theo, until he was just behind the boy, his shadow cast long by the setting sun, stretching over Theo and the changing table.
Hello.
Theo could feel the tension ratcheting up. “I’m going to get upset if you lie to me.”
Yeeeah, the diversion didn’t work.
Theo didn’t take his eyes off the baby, forced his fingers to keep working on the diaper. “Kayden is Aster’s mother, sir, my dad’s ex-wife. She’s been taking care of me since my father died.”
I wonder what happened to his mother.
“Of course, of course, now I understand. I believe you,” Jack said, before chuckling.
…did it work after all? Or is he being sarcastic, like “of course, sure, that was totally what I meant”?
I don’t even know.
He turned and walked away, leaving Theo breathing out a shuddering sigh of relief. When Jack spoke again, there was no humor in his tone. “Do you love her? The mother of that baby?”
Good question.
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