Chapter 349

Sophia froze up a bit.

Brandon didn't let her go, and just pulled her in tighter, his palm gently cradling the back of her head, pressing her face against his chest.

Theresa, who was chowing down on her meal, looked up in wonder, her eyes

wide open with a mix of curiosity and confusion.

"Daddy, Mommy, what are you doing?" She couldn't help but blurt out the question.

Her voice made Sophia instinctively push Brandon away, feeling a tad awkward. She wasn't used to showing this kind of affection in front of the kiddo.

Brandon looked at Theresa, "Daddy's hugging Mommy."

"Why do you wanna hug Mommy?" Theresa didn't get it.

Daddy was a new character in her life that day, not someone who'd been there since she was a peanut, so she didn't quite grasp what "mom and dad" meant to

her yet.

In her mind, she got hugs from mom when she cried, was scared, or just wanted a cuddle. But she didn't see Mommy crying, looking scared, or asking for a hug.

Mommy a hug,"

went "Okay", feeling like she got an answer, but not really

and quickly reached out to Brandon, "I want a hug

at her and picked her

was thrilled to bits, and couldn't resist

daring to look at Brandon, whose sudden tenderness always caught her off

holding Theresa for a bit, he set her down to

her age, but skinny and light, clearly taking after Sophia's

the old stories that came up, or Theresa's presence, but

of an emotional whirlwind, still in

over the moon to have both mom and dad with her at dinner for the

for some fun on the playground

from a divorced couple back

was kinda at a loss for words

out, snoozing on Brandon's shoulder. Sophia went to make the

any other couple, one making

the child, seamlessly settling the little

the emptiness made Sophia

work

escape the discomfort by diving into

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