A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 30After Richard made the gesture, he noticed Cordy blushing and he looked at her in adorable confusion.” Mommy? Why is your face red?”Cordy only blushed harder from his stare, finally understanding that children had no filterShe quickly said, “Wait here. I’ll get my clothes-you can wear them for now.”“Okay Richard nodded tamely. Cordy picked up a T-shirt that just reached his knees, dispensing the need for pants.She carried him to her soft bed and blow-dried his hair, just as he became even sleepier and started nodding off.By the time Cordy was done, Richard lay sprawled on her bed, asleep.Cordy’s heart was gushing with warmth at the sight of his adorable face.She straightened his tiny frame and pulled a blanket over him, and leaned in to kiss him on the forehead.After dimming the lights, she picked up her phone and texted John. “Dicky’s sleeping. Why don’t you come get him tomorrow instead?”There was no instantaneous reply this time, and Cordy took no mind after waiting for a while.She picked up her own bathrobe and went for a shower, and the doorbell abruptly rang just as she was finished.Cordy hurried to the front door and saw via the monitors that John was outside.Did he miss her text? She opened the door and directly said, “Dicky is asleep.”John’s eyes, however, darted straight to her attire.Cordy looked down as well and flushed-she was still in her bathrobe, which dangled loosely from her body.And she did not even wear a bra…Bang!John pursed his lips as the door abruptly slammed shut in his face, while Cordy raced to her room and changed into conservative casual wear Drying her hair a little and then tying it up haphazardly, she quickly rushed to the door again and opened it. “Sorry. Please, come in.”She handed him a pair of male loafers, though John glanced at them before asking. “Do you have shoecovers?”“I think so,” Cordy looked around, and found a pairJohn put them on before entering.“Dicky is asleep. Do you want me to wake him, or you’re just going to carry him-”“I’m hungry” John cut her short right then.Cordy stared at him, and then at the large clock on the wall.It was already ten.

Chapter 30

After Richard made the gesture, he noticed Cordy blushing and he looked at her in adorable confusion.” Mommy? Why is your face red?”

Cordy only blushed harder from his stare, finally understanding that children had no filter

She quickly said, “Wait here. I’ll get my clothes-you can wear them for now.”

“Okay Richard nodded tamely.

Cordy picked up a T-shirt that just reached his knees, dispensing the need for pants.

She carried him to her soft bed and blow-dried his hair, just as he became even sleepier and started nodding off.

By the time Cordy was done, Richard lay sprawled on her bed, asleep.

Cordy’s heart was gushing with warmth at the sight of his adorable face.

She straightened his tiny frame and pulled a blanket over him, and leaned in to kiss him on the forehead.

After dimming the lights, she picked up her phone and texted John. “Dicky’s sleeping. Why don’t you come get him tomorrow instead?”

was no instantaneous reply this time, and Cordy took no mind after waiting for

picked up her own bathrobe and went for a shower, and the doorbell abruptly rang just

door and saw via

miss

opened the door and

darted straight to

well and flushed-she was still in her bathrobe, which

did not even wear a

Bang!

Cordy raced to her room and changed into conservative casual wear Drying her hair a little and then tying it up haphazardly,

John glanced at them before asking.

covers?”

Cordy looked around, and found

them on before

want me to wake him, or you’re just going to carry

hungry” John cut her short right

him, and then at

It was already ten.

mother?!Still, they were both silent until