When There Is Nothing Left But Love

At the sight of me hesitating, Gregory lowered his voice. “Mommy, I’ll just try a bite. I won’t eat more than that, okay?”

I understood now. Gregory was the same as his father; information had to be repeated to them multiple times!

“I don’t mind treating you, but you mustn’t call me Mommy anymore. Deal?”

“No problem.” Gregory flashed a wide smile and pulled me by the arm into the shop. “Let’s go, Ms. Stovall!”

Gregory ordered a set meal for children on top of one of each of the best-selling items on the menu. A table for two was soon filled up.

The child was true to his word; he literally tried a bite of everything. The only thing he was particularly fond of was the sundae.

“I thought only girls like sweet things, Gregory?” I teased him.

As soon as I said that, he put down his spoon and wiped his lips in a dignified manner, refusing to touch another spoonful.

“Hey, I’m just messing with you. Carry on,” I said as I pushed the chocolate sundae back in front of him.

with a

him. Children

an excessive consumption of deep-fried and sweet food is harmful to the body,” he said in a serious

me was a six-year-old or a genius who was familiar with the workings of the world. After a stunned silence, I said, “If that’s

want to try.

child to not being able to reason, doesn’t it

around. I looked up instinctively and

with a straight face, but the coldness that he was exuding permeated invasively through the glass and lowered the

solidified instantly

had regained my senses, Ashton was already

and stood up as he

to call me?”

to himself as he hugged Ashton’s

did not lose his temper.

have you seen Ms. Ziegler? She said she would pick me up in a while but it’s been a long time and she hasn’t shown up yet. The adults here at the mall were ignoring me.