expression to fall

Seeing that things were dimly spiraling out of con, Gabriel decided to step in before anyone else got hurt.

"Wah Wahley please don't blame your mother, she's not at lauk. "There was a pause, Gabriel hestrating before addig "lam"

Leonica oled towards him at this, not expecting him to actually have come clean.

me it's just that, we

we were playing a

Ignoring the lock she was giving him, Gabriel carried on. "You see Ashley, you shouldn't blame your mother, she didn't mean to keep you away from me it's simple game." "Agame?" Ashley stuck his head out of the duvet upon hearing this.

Gabriel nodded. "Yes, a game. The game was supposed to be that Mommy and Baby hides while daddy finds them. It was meant to be a very fun game," he forced a chuckde. "But sadly daddy in't good at finding. I'm Sorry Ashley, I'm the one to blame because I was to slow to find you."

"Really?" Ashley asked, some sort of hope blooming in his chest at the fact that he hadn't been abandoned by his daddy, nor disliked and it was just a silly game gone wrong

"Really."Gabriel responded with a faint smile while Leonica simply nodded her head. "Do you do you hate daddy for being slow?" He questioned, fearing the child's answer even though his expression didn't show it

"Not" Ashley responded with a relieving smile. "ut next time, let's play another game. Daddy's bad at this one."

Gabriel chuckled, much relived than seconds ago. He nodded his head, moving towards Ashley who made room for him on the bad.

"You're right, let's play something else another time. I'm too bad at this one." He admitted, cradling the child in his arms. Ashley girded softly and rested his face in his father's chest, relishing the feeling

He now understood what his classmates meant. Indeed, being carried by his father was different than when he was carried by his mother.

smile disappeared.

caught herself smiling at the scene.mediately she noticed

lied to Ashley about the entire situation. She was no saint, but lying to Ashley never sat right in

perhaps, this time

then lying to him was

small tile, Leonics and Gabriel managed to coax the child to sleep. Making sure that he was fully asleep, Gabriel gently sad off the bed while Leoniça tacked him under the sheets. Once that was done, she sighed and turned towards the stretching morette, recalling that she wanted to speak with

and all straight

at the door with her head, indicating that

door, Leonica faced Gabriel about to speak when the sound

Mr. Bryce, Ms. Romero, just the two people I was looking for Doctor

Gabriel addressed him before

to my office for a bit, would you. Both

nodding. The walk towards Bailey's office was fairly quier. Only when they were seated in their respective places did the doctor begin to speak, breading the minute long silence. Tran an examination on our last cost with

hope?"

dipping, Seeing their expressions he quickly added. "But not something that

"Explain to me."Leonica demanded

see, after my last and current

at the result, he explained. "A bone m nothing threatening, but further examinations show that it might, no, will expand

had been caused by the hit endured

eagerly shifted in her chait, more than ready to do anything and pay any amount to save her only child.

transplant in the future, so, medically, it's

be work that registered in Leo's brain was concebe" and "naby and best believe it, her brain hung, trying in reboot itself but always failing as the

it stands, he or she needs to

right?" Leonica questioned, shifting in her seat as she felt prejudice against the doctors

her dismay, Doctor Bailey shook his head. "As a matter

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