When There Is Nothing Left But Love (Ashton And Scarlett)

He gave a clueless shake of his head.

After all, he had been moving from one city to another with Camelia these few years and probably never had the chance to have fun like a normal kid. Needless to say, toys were a foreign concept to him.

“Come, I’ll show you how. See, every piece of Lego has a serial number. Assemble them all according to this diagram into a complete model. Then you’re done.” I crouched down and picked up two pieces, fixing them together, and gestured. “Just like this. Understand?”

“Yes.” A slight smile finally appeared on his face. He immediately started piecing a few segments together.

“Looking great, kid.” I tousled his hair and showered him with praise before returning to my tasks.

About twenty minutes later, the silence in the living room was disrupted by Audrey’s giggles.

“I want a bunny!”

“A dog! A big bad dog! Woof!”

“You liar! This isn’t a parrot. It’s a little bird! Stop lying and make another one for me. This time, I want a tiger!”

would be roused awake

was working late

O-shaped

on my hips exasperatedly when a giggle escaped her a second

What’s so funny?

plane model were fitted together to create shapes of a

this?” I didn’t think Legos could be played

nodded, his fingers nimbly assembling Legos into a rough

going to

hand and a parrot in another,

her eye, Audrey called to him, “Come

a seat in an empty spot beside Audrey, and picked up the bunny Tobias

inequality in the world because, in front of Audrey and Tobias, Shaun’s precociousness was especially apparent. His demeanor and gaze looked like

rude, Audrey. He has a name, and it’s Tobias White. Remember that and

of replying to her mother, Audrey exclaimed, “Both of you share the same family