TheClosetKidnapper

Lis (Recruited) Something he must tell her? "Hm, what is that something?" She asks, smiling back.

Joseph comes back with a basket of french fries and sits down, setting it on the floor between the toddlers and letting them have at it. "She controls nature?" He ...

Joseph shrugs. "There are other ways. You don't have to yell." He says. "I don't." Kalen pouts at Gabi leaving him and crawls towards his father, setting a finger on ...

Joseph smiles at the two. "You'll be fine." He says. "Paternal and maternal instincts are different than your own instincts. They don't act for you, but for the child instead."

Lis (Recruited) Lis thanks him again for the food, her heart stopping when his hand brushes hers. She waits for him to do something, freezing, hopes for him to do ...

Joseph smiles. "I have to know." He says. "I've got one. You learn along the way. Your instincts kick in and they work in your favor."

Jace looks at Joseph, still a little clueless when it came to things like this, and Joseph takes both toddlers, one in each arm, and sets them on the floor ...

Jace smiles, letting the little girl yank his hair and touch his face. Kalen reaches towards them again, opening and closing his fists to gain Gabi's attention.

Lis (Recruited) "Uh, a hamburger sounds good right about now." She smiles. "And a soda. Thank you."

Jace smiles at Rayah and Gabi, Kalen smiling innocently too, but Joseph doesn't, at least not as joyful. His smile is sad, his eyes locked on his son, not for ...

Jace smiles as he sets Gabi in his lap. Kalen excitedly reaches towards him too, wanting to be close to the new face. Joseph picks him up and carries him ...

Lis (Recruited) Blushing at his closeness, Lis has to look away smiling. Inside, she wonders what's happening to her, why she acts like this around him and no one else.

Lis (Recruited) "No, I stayed and read something my brother gave me a while back." She replies. "I don't really want to go 'home' just yet."

Kalen smiles and glances at Joseph, who smiles back and nods. "He'd like that." He says for him.

Lis (Recruited) She doesn't notice Arah's return until he sits in front of her. Smiling, she slips the book away and sits up. "Welcome back." She sips her drink.