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."

paused for

"Is that true?"

Waylen nodded.

everything else

eyes shone with hope, but the next

that in the cord

trying, but the boy's body might reject it.Even if we can find a

the cord blood of someone related to

Waylen nodded.

"That's the idea."

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

to me.She forced a

up well from that.When I was pregnant with the boy, the doctor told me I might find it hard

Waylen frowned.

so? Give me your hand.I

hand and Waylen checked her pulse,

frown, Leanna knew what he was going

moment later, Waylen pulled his

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

"How?"

injections, workouts, early sleep schedule, work less, don't stress yourself out,

long is that going

exact time frame either.And the meds and injections are torture.You should

"No.I can do this."

her family

the only thing I can do for

up

Leanna looked away.

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

to take

looked at

the lab now.Take the boy to

Leanna nodded.

"Okay."

around for a while before going back to her room.She took

long while later, she closed up the book and

garden while Aidan was crouched down beside him,

paying attention to the boy, but every time the boy was about to fall, he would hold the boy

was running

lean on Aidan's legs and adjust his

fine nonetheless.It was the kind of bond only Aidan