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!”

liar! This isn’t a parrot. It’s a little bird! Stop lying and make

roused awake

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

stilled and responded with an exaggerated O-shaped mouth,

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

What’s so funny?

together to create shapes of a bunny, a dog, and

didn’t think Legos could be played

Legos

kid is creative. He’s going to accomplish something in

a parrot in another, having them attack

corner of her eye, Audrey called to him,

took a seat in an empty spot beside

and Tobias, Shaun’s precociousness was especially apparent. His demeanor and gaze looked like they were of

and it’s Tobias White. Remember that and address him properly next time,