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.

to give Mommy a hug," Brandon

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

a little one with simple thoughts, and quickly reached out to Brandon, "I

smiled at her and picked her

to bits, and couldn't resist telling Sophia, "Mommy, Daddy

help but smile back, not quite daring to look at Brandon, whose sudden

for a bit, he set her

average for her age, but skinny and light, clearly taking after Sophia's build. Her temperament was all Sophia too, quiet and super well- behaved, a

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

a bit of an emotional whirlwind, still in the middle of

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

fun on the playground

shifted from a divorced couple back to regular parents watching their

was kinda at a loss for words on

out, snoozing on Brandon's shoulder.

couple, one making the

seamlessly settling the little

tucked in, the emptiness made

work for

chose to escape the discomfort

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