"Tell Mommy, what did you do with your uncle these past few days?" Summer felt that Jazz was very patient. He could take care of the kid for seven or eight days by himself.
"We did a lot of things. He took me everywhere to play, bought me toys, took me out to eat, and went to see Grandma."
Charlotte said with a tender voice. She did not understand the love-hate relationship or complicated situation between adults. She was just a child.
"Uncle also brought Grandma something she likes to eat, and showed Grandma Daddy and Mommy’s wedding photos, and then Grandma cried. So sad!"
Summer did not respond. She just looked up at the man opposite her.
His face, though calm and gentle, was not as relaxed a s before.
"By the way, we accidentally bumped into a female police officer when we left. The ice cream fell out of m y hand and right onto her chest. Uncle reached out and tried to wipe the ice cream off her chest, and she slapped him. A very loud one!”
She could picture the scene Charlotte was talking
about. She chuckled and patted Charlotte on the back t o make her fall asleep.
She was so sleepy that she fell asleep while patting Charlotte on the back. She soon woke up after a short sleep and her throat felt dry, so she opened her eyes and sat up to get a glass of water.
But out of the corner of her eye she caught sight of the figure standing at the window. The room was dark. He stood there as if he were enveloped in darkness, with a cigarette between his fingers.
She blinked, tucked Charlotte in, and walked softly over to him, then wrapped her arms around his waist.
Surprised that she would wake up, Mark stubbed out his cigarette and asked, "Why are you awake? Are you choked by smoke?"
"No, don't you think you should pretend to be startled b y me and scream out loud?" She joked, rubbing her cheek against his broad, warm back, soaking up the warmth.
"I knew it was you. How could I possibly be startled?"
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