His Destructive, Toxic Love (Jasper and Eliza)

"Mama..." Brock lunged at Eliza, rubbing his little face against her neck, "I missed you so much."

Eliza, caught between surprise and delight at seeing Brock, responded, "Mama missed you too."

Chelsea's eyes sparkled with satisfaction. "I figured you'd be missing your little one, so I brought Brock over."

"Thank you, Chelsea. I've been insanely busy lately," Eliza said, her gratitude clear.

Chelsea understood completely and offered, "Don't worry about a thing. You focus on your work. As Brock's godmother, it's my job to take care of him."

"Actually, things are almost sorted. I've scheduled the surgery with Dr. Roosevelt for the next couple of days. After that, my dad will need some recovery time, then we'll bring him home." Chelsea nodded, taking Brock back into her arms. "Let me know if there's anything else I can do."

"There's not much left, really. How have things been for you? You've got a lot going on too," Eliza asked, concerned.

Chelsea's family issues were a tangled mess, and she didn't want to burden Eliza. She just smiled, "Same old, just tackling them one by one."

"Don't stress yourself out."

"Mm-hmm."

Just then, the hospital room door swung open.

with Caleb

instantly and

Eliza: ...???

Casper: ...???

outburst. "I'm not a creep,

him. In the elevator

trying to..." Chelsea's

Caleb cut her off angrily, "Hey, cut it out! wasn't thinking anything like

en

Thinking what

turned to his brother, his eyes

bro! You

desperate to clear his name.

I didn't do

explain." en

like your miss? With your sneaky looks,

all," Chelsea shot

She turned to Eliza "I'll take Brock away for now, to avoid