Avery held Robert with one arm and held Layla's hand with another as she stepped into the mansion with a gentle smile.
"Judging from how relaxed you look, I am guessing that everything with Elliot is alright?" Mike said with a smile.
"He's doing fine," she said. "Are you leaving? Drive safe."
"You don't even bother asking me to stay," he pouted.
"It's late now so stop being such a drama queen," Avery said with amusement, before handing Robert to Mrs. Cooper and heading to Hayden's room to tidy it up.
"Avery, we kept Hayden's room exactly the way it was before he left, and we clean it every week, so he can use it as long as we change the sheets," Mrs. Cooper said with Robert in her arms. "You should have told me that you are coming home."
"We decided in the heat of the moment so it was quite rushed."
"Yeah, it's alright. Why don't you take Hayden to his room? I will take Robert back to bed," Mrs. Cooper said, before turning to look at Layla. "Layla..."
"I want to go to see Hayden's room. I'm not sleepy at all right now!" Without hesitation, Layla followed her mother and brother into Hayden's room.
"Mommy, I want to sleep with you tonight!" Layla clung to Avery's arm.
"Sure!" Avery had missed her daughter as well. "Let me go change Hayden's sheets for him first."
"I can help, Mommy!"
"Of course!" Avery pulled out clean sheets from the closet and said to Hayden, "Hayden, go wash up."
Hayden set his backpack down and took out his pajamas from his luggage, before heading into the bathroom.
As soon as the bathroom door closed, Layla immediately complained to Avery, "Mommy, am I grown up now? I feel like I'm still a little kid!"
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