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.

tried everything else

eyes shone with hope, but the next

find that in the cord blood

can find a matching one, it won't do much good

low and whispered, "You need the cord blood of someone related to him for

Waylen nodded.

"That's the idea."

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

scam to me.She forced

miscarriage, and I! didn't heal up well from that.When I was pregnant with the boy, the doctor told me I might find it hard to get pregnant with my

Waylen frowned.

me your hand.I

hand and Waylen checked her pulse, then a frown furrowed his

knew what he

later, Waylen

of chance here.If you nurse

"How?"

work less, don't stress yourself out,

that

frame either.And the meds and injections are

"No.I can do this."

looked at her family in the

the only thing

well.I'll come up with a prescription,

Leanna looked away.

look for a chance

is going to take a few

looked at the

going to the lab now.Take the boy to me at

Leanna nodded.

"Okay."

upstairs, Leanna stood around for a while before going back to her room.She took

up the book and stood

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

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

was

felt that he was falling, he would lean on Aidan's legs and adjust his position before

the kind of bond only Aidan and the boy would have.She smiled and took her phone out to make a