She’s Found Daddy

The boy was about three or four years old. He tried his best to look intimidating, but it just came off as funny and adorable, like an Angry Bird. Rowe wasn’t offended at all. In fact, he was very tempted to pinch the boy’s chubby cheeks. But he took a deep breath and resisted that urge. He even put one hand over his mouth to stifle his laughter. The little boy nodded, apparently satisfied with the assistant’s reaction. He gripped Jennie’s hand and started walking. ‘Don’t be a baby! It’s just a couple of pills. If you swallow fast, you won’t even taste them.’ Jennie was reluctant to leave. Joshua grew impatient. ‘Mummy’s waiting for you.’ The girl pouted. ‘But I don’t want to take the medicine.’ ‘Then you shouldn’t have kicked off your blanket in the middle of the night.’ Joshua was stern. ‘But I don’t want to take the medicine,’ Jennie repeated. She shook off Joshua’s hand and clung to Austyn’s legs. ‘Daddy, I don’t want to take the medicine!’ Once again, her tears and snot were wiped