Love's Change of Heart

After Leanna was done feeding the boy, Aidan took him away.

Reminded of what happened earlier, she said, "Don't bully him."

Aidan said, "That should be the other way around."

He then took the boy to the garden.

The boy lay on Aidan’s back, staring at his mother melancholically.

Naomi said, "Don't worry.He knows what he's doing."

Leanna looked away and smiled.

"I know."

Aidan was a softie, and he wouldn't say what he was really feeling out loud.

After breakfast, Leanna was about to do the dishes, but Waylen coughed.

"Umm, come with me.We need to talk."

"We'll talk after..."

Naomi took the dishes from Leanna.

"Go.I'll handle this."

She went into the kitchen.

Leanna looked away and wiped her hand, then she followed Waylen out.

She muttered, "What's wrong?"

Waylen rubbed his neck.

"Sorry if I said the wrong thing."

Leanna smiled.

"It's alright."

Waylen said, "But I was serious about you guys getting another kid.An infant's cord blood is filled with stem cells, and those are the seeds of life.They can turn into all kinds of cells the human body needs—blood cells, nerve cells, bone cells, you name it."

He continued, "And there are hematopoietic stem cells in cord blood too.It can build the immune system, and it'll be great for the boy's treatment.Maybe you'll get something more out of it too."

for a

"Is that true?"

Waylen nodded.

everything

with hope, but

that in the cord blood

trying, but the boy's body might reject it.Even if we can find a matching one, it won't do much

her head low and whispered, "You need the cord blood of someone related

Waylen nodded.

"That's the idea."

mysteriously asked, "Is this because of Aidan? Tell me.I'm a doctor.I can give him

to

that.When I was pregnant with the boy, the doctor told me I

Waylen frowned.

so? Give me your hand.I want to check

her

frown, Leanna knew what he was going to

later, Waylen

doctor was right, but we're playing a game of chance here.If you nurse your health more, it's possible for you to get

"How?"

injections, workouts, early sleep schedule, work less,

is that

tell you the exact time frame either.And the meds and injections are torture.You should talk it through with

"No.I can do this."

at her family in

is the only thing

well.I'll come up with

Leanna looked away.

Aidan just yet.I'll look for a chance to bring this up to

prescription is going to

at

the lab now.Take the boy to me at

Leanna nodded.

"Okay."

Leanna stood around for a while before going back to her room.She took out her draft book and flipped

later, she closed up the book

wobbling in the garden while Aidan was crouched down beside him, the look on his

seem to be paying attention to the boy, but every time the boy was about

was running

would lean on Aidan's legs and adjust his

nonetheless.It was the kind of bond only Aidan and the boy would