Light in the Dark

Chapter 13: Explanations

"Hi Sabrina, where are you?" Jayden was on the phone with Sabrina. 

"I'm at the mall to get some stuff for the house...Is something wrong?" Sabrina wondered. 

"I'll come and pick you up, we have company." Jayden was referring to the broker. He'd spotted the man following him from the gym. 

"Okay, I'll be waiting." Sabrina understood immediately. 

"Alex, we have guests." Jayden called Alex after hanging up with Sabrina. 

"Just as we expected. Give them what they are looking for, Jayden." Det. Torres was next to Alex. 

"It's showtime!" Alex was unnecessarily excited as a onlooker.

"Hi love, sorry I'm late." Jayden waved as he did a little jog up to Sabrina, who was waiting for him. 

"No worries, dear. I was just done shopping." Sabrina smiled. 

"Company at our 2 o'clock direction. Sorry about this." Jayden whispered as he gave Sabrina a small hug. 

"You don't have to ask for permission next time, Sir." Sabrina whispered as she returned the hug. 

"Let's walk around here for a while, we need to give him the content he needs to report." Jayden suggested as he eyed the broker from his 'hiding spot'. 

"Shall we go into the children's store? To show him how much we want a child?" Sabrina stopped when they passed by a shop selling children clothes and toys. 

"Great idea." Jayden noticed the broker snapping a picture of them entering the shop. 

"I don't really know what we should be doing in a shop like this..." Sabrina was awkwardly walking around. 

"Do you have a niece or nephew? You could get something for them?" Jayden suggested. 

"Are you getting something for Det. Torres' son?" Sabrina asked as she followed Jayden to the boys' section. 

"Probably. I promised to bring him out as a present for getting full marks on his spelling test but since we're busy, a gift will have to suffice..." Jayden remembered the sad look on Joshua's face when he told the boy he wasn't free. 

"Except for my Ate, the rest of my family are in the States..." Sabrina had came over to join her Ate here in the Philippines after being born and raised in the States. 

"Joshua likes meeting new titas, I'm sure Sir would be more than happy to bring him to the station one day." Jayden smiled.

"That would be lovely...Thank you Sir." Sabrina had to stop herself from staring at Jayden's dimples. 

"Hi, can I check which of the toys here are allergic friendly?" Jayden asked the shop assistant. 

"Any specific allergies, Sir?" The young lady asked. 

"Asthma." Jayden replied. 

"Our toys are made of allergy and asthma-friendly material so it is safe for children." The lady informed. 

"Great, thank you." Jayden nodded as he looked at the shelf of toys. 

"Does Joshua have asthma?" Sabrina wondered out loud. 

"This isn't for Joshua, it's for Kaela." Jayden replied as he picked out a toy. It was perfect. 

"You're going to the hospital to see her?" Sabrina was surprised.

"Probably not in person, but I can send it to her." Jayden missed the adorable girl but knew it wasn't safe for him to see Kaela now. 

"Do you have pictures of Kaela? I've only seen the picture that the orphanage sent." Sabrina was curious.