Steve waved his hands, giggling.

"Daddy." With a soft thud, he threw himself into Theodore's arms, laughing with pure delight.

Theodore was deeply moved. He raised his hand and gently patted Steve's back. "Steve, I told you before. I'm Uncle Theodore. Call me Uncle." "Daddy. Daddy."

Theodore felt a pang in his heart, and tears began to stream down his face uncontrollably.

"Why don't you listen? I..."

He wanted to say he wasn't his father, but hearing Steve call him "Daddy" stirred a selfish longing within him to play that role, even if just for a moment.

"Steve." Rosalie walked over, holding medicine and water. "Why are you lying on top of him?"

Theodore immediately closed his eyes upon hearing her voice, pretending to still be unconscious.

Rosalie picked Steve up from Theodore's chest and placed him to the side. "Don't lie on him. He's sick."

Rosalie helped Theodore sit up and placed a pill in his mouth. Then, she fed him some water, ensuring he swallowed the fever medicine.

folded a towel and placed it

flopped onto the bed, as though he was about to fall asleep. Rosalie moved to the other side of the bed, adjusted Steve's sleeping

mumbled softly and slowly closed

watching them both, Rosalie suddenly

The next morning.

and saw Rosalie changing Steve's diaper by the

I'll take your temperature in a moment to

finishing the diaper change, Rosalie pulled open a drawer,

need to make some formula for the baby."

thermometer still in his mouth, Theodore turned his head to

his bright

causing the thermometer to fall onto the bed. Alarmed that Rosalie might notice, he quickly picked it up and placed it back in his mouth. Then, he gently caressed Steve's face while smiling

later, Rosalie returned with the

Theodore, took the thermometer from his mouth,

"Your fever's gone."

the thermometer aside, she began to feed

do

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