Chapter 19

Blake stayed with his sister for over two hours. When he finally got home, the living room door opened as he got out of the car. Jayce burst out, screaming, Daddy! daddy! And ran up to him.

“My son!” He scooped up his little boy in his arms and swung him up in the air several times.

“Is your mom back?” He asked when he finally put the giggling little boy down on his feet.

“No,” Jayce said and took the hand his father held out to him.

“Maybe she went to see Grandma and Grandpa,” Blake told the boy as they walked together into the house.

“Okay, daddy.”

“Welcome, Mr. Carter,” the nanny who was coming down from the stairs greeted him.

“How are you, Emily?”

“I'm fine sir,” the middle-aged woman replied and looked at Jayce, saying, “Jayce, it's time to take a bath.”

The boy looked up into his father's face and said he wanted to stay longer with him.

“You know what?” Blake kissed the top of his head. “I will have my bath while you have yours too and we can play games later after that. Do