His Destructive, Toxic Love (Jasper and Eliza)

Fear flickered in Brock's eyes. Casper placed a firm hand on Brock's shoulder. "Do you want to win first place?"

Brock's eyes welled up as he shook his head.

Casper narrowed his eyes. "I'll ask you again. Do you want to win first place?"

Brock hesitated.

He saw Casper with a certain charm. Casper could make him believe anything was possible, even winning first place.

"Mhm." Brock agreed.

Casper felt a surge of pride. Brock still had some fight in him. "Alright then, let's go get that first place."

Casper and Brock joined the kindergarten relay race. These kiddie races were really all about the adults. The kids' abilities were pretty much the same across the board. Watching from the bleachers, Dillon raised an eyebrow. Hadn't Casper and Eliza had a huge fight? So, Casper caved in after all.

"I'm so sorry I'm late," a woman's anxious voice piped in from beside him.

to see a sweaty Eliza. He lowered

Brock's about to compete, and we can't wait to watch the race," the

nodded and then looked toward the field. She quickly spotted her son, but she also saw...

he doing here? Why was Casper with Brock at his sports day? Could Casper have figured something out? She

The race started.

his might but only made it about twenty or thirty meters before

with worry. She thought Brock would burst into tears like he always did when

up, brushed the dirt off, and,

the parents in the other lanes were already a

one expected the dad in this last-minute "father and son" duo to be so fast and powerful. It

Casper took first

shy. He stuck close to Casper, his big, clear eyes shining with excitement

surprise but then gathered his courage and

lifted him up, and placed him securely

sitting on a man's shoulders, and

below, Eliza