He didn't want to offend his mother with his question, but at the same time, he needed to

know.

"Mommy," He tentatively began.

"Yes angel?"

"Do I...do I have a daddy?" He finally sputtered out the question that had been on his mind all

afternoon.

Leonica sucked in her breath upon hearing this of course she had expected this question to come around some time, but not so soon.

"Ashely," She mused, rubbing his head affectionately upon catching the sadness in his Of course you do. Everyone does." eyes.

Brayer She's Carrying His Child

"So where is he?"

"He..." Now it was Leonica's turn to hesitate. No way in hell was she going to tell him the kind of father he had. Even for a sinner child, a fate that cruel was too much...space." She blurted the lie out before she could stop herself. "Your father...your father is up in space, Ash. He's watching over us from there." She smiled, hoping he'd buy the lie.

Ashely didn't. As small as he looked, he was smart and could tell that his mother was telling him a lie.

Was it perhaps because his father was...dead? Ashely felt saddened at the thought, even more so when he thought about all the stress his mother had to go through by being a single mother.

He didn't want that, and as a result, a fleeting thought crossed his mind.

himself a new daddy and his

at his thoughts, snuggling underneath his cozy duvet as signs of sleep

worry mommy," he mumbled, eyes becoming heavier no matter how much he tried to fight off the sleep and enjoy his mother's presence. "I...I...find someone to help-" his last words came as a slur as he finally dozed off. Someone to help, Leonica tilted her head to the side at the

he mean

Ashely before she stepped out and deep down, she couldn't help the mix of feelings that arose upon recalling

times, back in Colorado, seeing an amusement park in Norway seemed

exclaimed, looking at all the fun

her friend, chuckled. Seeing Ashely's amusement

Leonica began, about to tell her son about all the funs of Norway's amusement park when movement from the corner caught her eyes. Turning her head in the direction, a frown painted her

Gartying Hul

in

thought as

take Ash to go check out some other

Aren't you coming along?" She

upon seeing the woman, she understood the meaning behind Her words and agreed.. "Yeah, that's right. Come Ash, let's check that out." She

out of sight, Leonica turned around and nearly bumped into Angelina who was looking in the direction Ashley

asked, trying to see the direction they had He

to feel tired. Just perfect, she thought, turning around to

want to know why?" She placed her hand on her stomach.

Inessential Jealousy.

was to annoy and get under Leonica's

it some day, hit Leonica

use as an escape alternative had come to a stop, giving Angelina, who had seen her halting step, a

to disrupt our wedding, after all, a blessed child such as mine, should have nothing less than

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