Trapped in Love

Tyler and Axel exchanged one glance. They could not come up with a reason why they were still on the computer so late at night.

On the other hand, Liora chimed in. “Uncle Kenny, I’m up because my brothers woke me with all that noisy typing!”

Kenny nodded, acknowledging the noisy keyboards. “You’re right. It’s Saturday tomorrow. How about we go out?”

“No!” The three children immediately rejected the idea in unison.

They didn’t want to relive the experience of being leashed like dogs, as they had in the past.

With food in his mouth, Kenny added, “Your mom is spending time with another man. Don’t you want to rely on me?”

Tyler didn’t hold back, exposing Kenny mercilessly. “It seems like you’re the one relying on us. If he weren’t here, you’d be having dinner with Mommy.”

Kenny looked dejected. “I feel abandoned when you put it that way.”

Axel chimed in. “Uncle Kenny, have you noticed that Mommy has been doing much better since she and Daddy reconciled?”

contemplated it for a moment. “You might be onto

put down her food and threw herself into Kenny’s arms. She looked up with concern in her eyes and asked, “Uncle Kenny,

“Why would I

a third wheel and

a third wheel? I won’t interfere as long as your mom doesn’t ask me to leave. Besides, you never know

ask, “Do you

vigorously. “No, Tyler. Your mom and I are just

I was hoping for a love

for your age. You might get in

turned to Axel and asked, ‘Why aren’t you eating, Axel?*

“I can’t eat that. I’ll eat when I

and Tyler. They

began typing rapidly. Shortly after, a page displaying a

“What’s going on? What’s that place with