Ben glanced down at Jamie's hand tightly holding his own. A faint smile flickered in his eyes, but the somber look on his face didn't fade completely.

Jamie noticed and assumed he was still upset. Unsure how to console him, she simply kept holding his hand, refusing to let go.

That was precisely what Ben had intended.

"It's about time to pick up Charlie, isn't it?" Jamie finally finished reading the case file, stretching as she glanced at the clock.

It was already 4:00 PM. Preschool ended at 4:30, so if they left now, they would arrive just in time.

Ben had already grabbed the car keys. "Yeah, let's go."

Fortunately, traffic wasn't bad, and they arrived at the preschool quickly.

Jamie was scrolling through her phone when she suddenly said, "Nina messaged me. She's busy today and can't pick up Orion. She asked if we could swing by and get him." They exchanged a look.

fazed. Picking up one more child didn't make

however, thought about their nearly empty fridge. "I think we're running low on

came over and Nina

agreed as it made sense. With that settled, they picked up Charlie and told him about

have a playmate for the evening, Charlie was over the moon. "Yay, yay! Mommy,

wiggly posture. Before starting the car,

be close to the preschool. They quickly

chaos began once the two boys

was nonstop. It was

boys had a lot to catch up

head slightly, curious about what they were saying, and tried

her in

her, "Mommy, how could you eavesdrop on us?

couldn't help but chuckle

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