SWNOVELS Chapter 63
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Seeing that things were dimly spiraling out of con, Gabriel decided to step in before anyone else got hurt.
"Wah Wahley please don't blame your mother, she's not at lauk. "There was a pause, Gabriel hestrating before addig "lam"
Leonica oled towards him at this, not expecting him to actually have come clean.
me it's just that, we
we were playing a
Ignoring the lock she was giving him, Gabriel carried on. "You see Ashley, you shouldn't blame your mother, she didn't mean to keep you away from me it's simple game." "Agame?" Ashley stuck his head out of the duvet upon hearing this.
Gabriel nodded. "Yes, a game. The game was supposed to be that Mommy and Baby hides while daddy finds them. It was meant to be a very fun game," he forced a chuckde. "But sadly daddy in't good at finding. I'm Sorry Ashley, I'm the one to blame because I was to slow to find you."
"Really?" Ashley asked, some sort of hope blooming in his chest at the fact that he hadn't been abandoned by his daddy, nor disliked and it was just a silly game gone wrong
"Really."Gabriel responded with a faint smile while Leonica simply nodded her head. "Do you do you hate daddy for being slow?" He questioned, fearing the child's answer even though his expression didn't show it
"Not" Ashley responded with a relieving smile. "ut next time, let's play another game. Daddy's bad at this one."
Gabriel chuckled, much relived than seconds ago. He nodded his head, moving towards Ashley who made room for him on the bad.
"You're right, let's play something else another time. I'm too bad at this one." He admitted, cradling the child in his arms. Ashley girded softly and rested his face in his father's chest, relishing the feeling
He now understood what his classmates meant. Indeed, being carried by his father was different than when he was carried by his mother.
smile disappeared.
As Ashley coded into Gabriel's chest, Leica caught herself smiling at the scene.mediately she noticed her expression,
There was nothing to be happy about. She reminded herself, hating the way they had lied to Ashley about the entire situation. She was no saint, but lying to Ashley never sat right in her mouth.
But perhaps, this time was for the best
Yes, if it meant Ashley wasn't going to be hurt, then lying to him was a small price to pay. Hopefully someday, during his older years, he'll forgive her.
Minutes after Ashley bought into their small tile, Leonics and Gabriel managed to coax the child to sleep. Making sure that he was fully asleep, Gabriel gently sad off the bed while Leoniça tacked him under the sheets. Once that was done, she sighed and turned towards the stretching morette, recalling that she wanted to speak with him.
Set their conditions and all straight with Ashley.
Wallding towards him, the urged on his shirt's handle in a way that Gabriel found extremely cute, and then nudged at the door with her head, indicating that they needed to speak in some place that wouldn't disturb Ashley's sleep. In other words, outside Gabriel nodded his head and followed her outside.
Closing the door, Leonica faced Gabriel about to speak when the sound of Approaching footsteps interrupted her
"Ah, Mr. Bryce, Ms. Romero, just the two people I was looking for Doctor Balley announced his presence.
""Hope nothing's wrong?" Gabriel addressed him before Leonica could
"Not exactly. Follow me to my office for a bit, would you. Both of you."
Once again, the two exchanged glances before nodding. The walk towards Bailey's office was fairly quier. Only when they were seated in their respective places did the doctor begin to speak, breading the minute long silence. Tran an examination on our last cost with Ashley," He placed the said result on the tabla, pushing it towards them both
"All good hope?" Gabeled questioned
"Not exactly," His response had both their brows dipping, Seeing their expressions he quickly added. "But not something that can't be fixed"
"Explain to me."Leonica demanded
Doctor Bailey sighed, bracing himself for whatever reaction would come out before he began. "Wall you see, after my last and current examination with Ashley, I noticed that the child puffered an aftermath from the accident" "Aftermath?" They questioned.
"Yes, but like I said, not something that can't be fixed." Pointing at the result, he explained. "A bone m nothing threatening, but further examinations show that it might, no, will expand and grow to be a liability to the child's life in the future. However, this can easily be fixed."
morrow fracture had been caused by the hit endured from the accident. For now, it's
Leonica eagerly shifted in her chait, more than ready to do anything and pay any amount to save her only child. "How doctor?"
Do Balley looked between them before announcing. "Ashley would need a bone marrow transplant in the future, so, medically, it's suggested that you and Ms. Bryce, conceive another child Comriving A Baby.
The first be work that registered in Leo's brain was concebe" and "naby and best believe it, her brain hung, trying in reboot itself but always failing as the entusion the was experiencing acted like a bug.
Unbeknownst to Doctor dry, he contud on, tone argent "Medically speaking, Latrice that the child be conceived as soon as possible, because as it stands, he or she needs to be at least live years of age bedare they can undergo any form of surgery. And looking at Ashley's medical charts, he only has that long, no more, no less"
That you have to be kidding me, right?" Leonica questioned, shifting in her seat as she felt prejudice against the doctors words.
Muck to her dismay, Doctor Bailey shook his head. "As a matter of fact, I'm dead serious, Ashley's
depends on that marrow transplant
"But can't, can't they be another way? Must we must be him? Gabriel's brows creped in a questloning and very much offended manner at the way she addressed him.
"Yes, of course, Ashley's sibling must het matching genes in other for the operation to be success. So in other words, his sibling must be conceived by the same mother, from the same speed." Doctor Bailey explained. However, only after a few seconds did he register the look of hesitancy on Leonica's face. This led him to ask, "is something prihaps wrong?"
"Pardon?
"Mr.Bryce perhaps having some faues in bed
Leonic instantly checked on his question, coughing a few times. Gabriel on the other hand, was quick to speak
"blutely not.dector. As a matter of fact," He glanced at Leonica, amik stretching across his lips. "Lennira and I, just had one of the best sex a week or so ago.
Once again, Leonica choked, coughing more severely than the previous one. This time around, she had to request for water, which Bailey scrambled to get her, all the while Gabriel held back his lough..
"Alalright, if it's like that, then have nothing to worry about."
"You don't, Doctor." Gabriel offered him a smile, ignoring the glare that Leonica shot his way.
"see that's so, then suggest you both get to work as soon as possible. That's all for now," He waved his hand in a dismissive manner.
Gabrieland Leonica but stand up, the lamer bowing ever so slightly, before rushing out of the office in a bid to hide her reddening cheeks. On the outside, she waited for Gabriel to step out, feet tapping rhythmically against the hospital tiles while her hands were crossed above herchest The moment he stepped out, ending his own conversation with Bailey, shefired "What the hell was that all about?
gabriel passed, leigning confusion even though he very much knew what she was annoyed over. "What was