You're Out Daddy

The night was slowly descending upon them.

Anthony and Thalia were watching the live footage from Natasha’s surveillance cameras in a car parked outside the hospital.

Thalia yawned. “With Kenneth here, your mom will be fine,” she said, turning to look at Anthony. “How about I send you back home first? You’re a growing kid, and staying up so late is definitely not good for you.”

Anthony shook his head and looked at the computer seriously. “There’s no need. I have a bad feeling somewhere in my gut, and I keep feeling like that person is going to appear.” He glanced at Thalia. “If I’m tired, I’ll just sleep for a bit in the car.”

“Today?” She rose an eyebrow. “Are you sure?”

“I can’t explain it, but I keep feeling anxious deep inside. I mean my instinct,” Anthony said.

She narrowed her eyes before nodding. “Okay, if you say so. We’ll just continue watching, then. I would love to see which doofus has been wasting my time these last few days. If I get my hands on him, I’ll beat him up.”

Anthony simply looked at her.

“What?” she asked. “Is there something on my face?” She began to look in the mirror.

“Well, all I can see here are my good looks,” she muttered as she turned her face from side to side.

Anthony shook his head.

“Then what are you looking at?”

“Nothing. I’m just worried for you.”

Thalia frowned in confusion. “Worried? Worried about what?”

“I’m worried that whoever marries you in the future is going to have a headache every single day.”

Thalia was speechless.

She looked at Anthony and was about to spite him back, but she changed her mind. With a smile, she said, “What? Are you worrying for yourself?”

“Why would I be worried about myself?”

Thalia narrowed her eyes and leaned in closer to him. “Maybe you already have feelings for me, and that’s why you thought about something as random as that. It’s alright! I’m only a decade or so older than you. I’ll wait, and once you marry me you get to experience firsthand whether I’ll give you headaches or not!”

Anthony smirked. “Sorry.”

live up to marrying an outstanding woman like me, but…” she

Anthony was speechless.

okay? Don’t date

‘digging your own grave’

…

night was as dark as

at Natasha. “Grandpa and the kids went straight home after

Natasha nodded. “Okay.”

bed and began walking outside,

around for a

followed her without another

him walking behind her and turned back to look at him.

would have such

frowned and simply continued walking,

he followed

to the lack of people,

of the patients were moving around as a form of

were busying around

the window at the moon hung high up in

before glancing up at the moon

like she had something on her mind,

“Kenneth.”

and looked at her when she called his name.

off. What right do I have to

seconds, she finally started speaking again. “Please take Old Mr. Hamilton to visit Grandpa more often and keep an eye on his health for me. He only dislikes you

had pierced through his heart and frowned. Why did Natasha sound

after a

you don’t have any prejudices

be the same Old Mr. Watson who treated me well when I was a kid,”

Natasha nodded in relief.

I don’t?”

feeling primarily caused by the uncertainty of not knowing anything at

since she realized the car

leave

afraid that she would suddenly get into

was more worried about how the people she left behind

take care of the kids, but