“Nope. Don’t see the appeal. Hey, boy.”
Don’t see the appeal of what? Staring at the TV while it’s off?
Theo’s heart leaped in his chest. He tore his eyes from the television and looked up at the man who was cradling Aster.
Wait, what?
…is this our Slaughterhouse member of the day? Hatchet Face, perhaps?
“The baby needs to be changed.”
I’m not sure it’s any of the Slaughterhouse Nine yet, or just a potential stepdad, or a subordinate of Purity’s (Fog, for instance), but I can’t help but imagine Hatchet Face saying that with a super gruff voice.
Theo nodded and stood. He was reaching for Aster when the man threw the baby at him.
I suppose at this point “the man” would’ve been replaced if Theo knew well who he was.
He had to scramble to catch her, almost let her slip through his arms, and only just barely caught her by pressing her against his stomach and pelvis. She started screaming.
Pfft, I got distracted by the lack of clarification on who “the man” is in that sentence and didn’t realize exactly what he was doing.
This belongs in one of those “how to care for a baby” memes. 😛
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