Always You.

Twenty-Eight

Allie dabbed a towel gently on James's back, dreading what his reaction would be when she tells him.

She'd taken unnecessary time to fix dinner, help with his homework and get him ready for bed.

She quietly helped him into his pajamas.

"Mommy, Dom likes you."

James blurted out.

Allie stopped doing his buttons and arched her brows.

"Really, why do you think so?"

She resumed doing his buttons.

He shrugged. "I just know."

Allie chuckled. Very funny.

"Baby, can I tell you something?"

She got off his bed and sat herself on the floor and pat her lap.

He nodded, sitting down on her lap, facing her with his legs on either sides of her.

"Your dad was here."

His eyes brightened.

"Really!? He wants us back now?"

Allie nodded pushing his hair out of his eyes.

"Does he love you now?"

Allie smiled and nodded.

"Okay, 'cause I'm not leaving you."

She smiled again. So cute.

"Do you want to see him?"

James stayed silent for a long while.

"You said he didn't know about me..."

He whispered, fumbling with the hem of her vest.

"He found out somehow that you are his son and he came to see me, he was really hurt that I didn't tell him about you."

"Well, why didn't you tell him about me?"

James frowned up at her.

"I was scared."

She whispered.

"James, your father is quite powerful, he has a lot of money and knows a lot of people, he could snatch you out of my hands easily."

He understood her because he didn't ask why or what she meant.

"What does he look like?"

"You look just like him."

She smiled knowingly.

"Really!?"

Allie nodded. "Where's your camera?"

James sprang from his sitting position and ran to the other side of his bed, to his nightstand, he pulled one drawer and picked up his black camera.

"Here."

He handed it to her and settled back in her lap.

Allie turned on the quite expensive gadget and scrolled through the pictures.

"Here."

She showed him Drake's picture.

"Drake? My dad looks like Drake?"

He looked at her in confusion.

She nodded.

"Baby, Drake's your brother."

Allie said with a deep sigh.

"H-how?"

Allie took his camera from him and scrolled to a picture of him and Drake.