When There Is Nothing Left But Love

Afraid that Tobias would be bored, I had the maid bring out the set of Legos the kids enjoyed. “Do you know how to play with these?”

He gave a clueless shake of his head.

After all, he had been moving from one city to another with Camelia these few years and probably never had the chance to have fun like a normal kid. Needless to say, toys were a foreign concept to him.

“Come, I’ll show you how. See, every piece of Lego has a serial number. Assemble them all according to this diagram into a complete model. Then you’re done.” I crouched down and picked up two pieces, fixing them together, and gestured. “Just like this. Understand?”

“Yes.” A slight smile finally appeared on his face. He immediately started piecing a few segments together.

“Looking great, kid.” I tousled his hair and showered him with praise before returning to my tasks.

About twenty minutes later, the silence in the living room was disrupted by Audrey’s giggles.

“I want a bunny!”

“A dog! A big bad dog! Woof!”

lying and make another one

roused awake by Audrey’s loud voice at

out and barked, “Summer was working late last night. Quit shouting

stilled and responded with an exaggerated O-shaped mouth, putting her index finger to her

taking me seriously, I planted my hands on my hips exasperatedly when a giggle escaped her a

What’s so funny?

of a plane model were fitted together to create shapes of a bunny, a dog, and a parrot. Though the angles were a

all this?” I didn’t think Legos could

Tobias nodded, his fingers nimbly assembling Legos

creative. He’s going to accomplish something in

a parrot in another, having them attack each

Shaun halfway down the stairs out of the corner of her eye, Audrey

He made a beeline toward the living room, took a seat in an empty spot beside Audrey, and picked up the bunny Tobias made,

Tobias, Shaun’s precociousness was especially apparent. His

He has a name, and it’s Tobias