Their parent-child bonding efforts officially began the next day.
Rosalie brought Jake to the theme park. In the beginning, Jake felt rather stiff and reserved. It was his first time alone with his mom, after all.
As time went by, Rosalie''s earnestness, concern, and gentle patience with him slowly opened him up.
They sat on the carousel, drove the bumper cars, rode on the Viking ship, zoomed down slides, bounced on the trampolines, and sailed on mini-boats. They had a whale of a time.
Jake was covered with sweat, but he was so happy, he didn''t want the day to end.
He had grown closer to his mom, so much so that he would jump into her arms, hugging her and asking for kisses.
Rosalie did not hold back from expressing her love for him and even carried him on her back as they continued exploring the park.
Jake was very obedient and came down very soon, for fear that Rosalie might get tired. They moved on to the next attraction hand-in-hand.
Rosalie found out one thing from Jake, which was that the woman she previously saw at Theodore''s vi turned out to be Jake''s therapist. She would drop by whenever Jake was feeling low. She had no rtionship with Theodore beyond a professional one.
When Rosalie first saw the woman, she thought Theodore had found a new lover. She then fell sick, and Theodore donated his liver to her. Everything happened in a blur, and shepletely forgot about the woman.
Now that she found out the truth, she felt even more guilty toward Jake. She felt very thankful to the therapist for counseling Jake in her absence.
Things were going very well between Rosalie and Jake, but not so between Theodore and Chelsea.
Theodore had intended to cook for Chelsea. He thought it would be simple to follow the recipe, going through the steps and throwing things into a pot.
Unfortunately, many idents happened, and Theodore ended up with a pot of food charred to bits.
Chelsea still hadn''t had lunch when the clock struck two in the afternoon. Her stomach was growling from hunger, and she had to resort to eating an apple she grabbed from the fridge.
Theodore felt very guilty but had to give up for Chelsea to have something to eat. He ordered the kitchen to swiftly whip up lunch for the both of them.
Chelsea wolfed down the food while Theodore kept reminding her to slow down, lest she choke on the food.
Chelsea looked at Theodore in a daze. "Mr. Spencer, were you close to my daddy?"
Theodore was surprised to hear Chelsea suddenly mention Justin.
"I guess you could say so. Your dad is a good man."
"That''s what Mommy says too, but Mommy says that you''re a good man, too."
"Does your mommy often talk about me?" Theodore asked tenderly.
Chelsea nodded. "Yes, she always talks to me about you and Jake."
"Chelsea, now that I''ve reconciled with your mommy, that kind of
makes me your dad. Don''t call
Mr. Spencer anymore, you can call me Daddy."
Chelsea was stunned. The idea of a daddy was very foreign to her. She never had
the chance to call her biological father Daddy.
The hesitation in Chelsea''s eyes made Theodore add, "It''s fine. You can call me
that anytime you''re ready."
Chelsea nodded and continued eating.
"Chelsea, after lunch, I''ll bring you out for some fun. Where would you like to go?"
"I''m so tired. I want to rest after lunch and watch cartoons."
Chelsea didn''t want to go out to y.
"Alright, then."
Rosalie was always around, and with her presence, Theodore didn''t feel the distance between himself and Chelsea. Now that he was spending time alone with her, he realized he wasn''t all that close to her after all.
Rosalie and Jake returned home
bet
Rosal after they had dinner. Their
very
paly drawn to a clo
d bonding session
had
sessfully drawn to a close.
Rosalie and Jake had be much closer, and they were chatting andughing
as they walked through the door.
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