Liam loved Denise and Benjamin so much that he didn't want to say goodbye to them.
Unable to bring himself to separate them, Terence could only watch helplessly from the side.
Eventually, he decided to speak up and said, “All right, it's getting late now. You should head back and rest.”
Liam looked out the window and saw that the sky was already dark.
It was indeed quite late at the time, but Liam was really reluctant to leave the kids.
“The kids need to head home and rest too, you know?” Terence said.
“How about I send them home?” Liam asked with an eyebrow arched.
“That won't be necessary—”
“Okay, sure.” Natasha spoke up all of a sudden.
Terence, Liam, and Kenneth all turned to look at her in confusion.
“R-Really?” Liam asked.
“If you don't mind, you could even take them home with you and look after them for the night, Old Mr. Hamilton. As you can see, I can't take care of them at the hospital. My grandpa has his hands full with me, so he can't look after them either. It'd be great if you could help babysit them for us,” Natasha replied.
Liam nodded profusely. “I don't mind at all! In fact, I'm more than happy to help out!”
“I'll be placing them in your care, then.”
“You can count on me!” Liam was practically touched to tears at that point.
Natasha then looked at Denise and Benjamin as she said, “Make sure to behave yourselves over there, okay?”
They weren't sure what Natasha was playing at, but they decided to go along with it and replied with a nod, “Got it, Nat!”
“All right. You should head on home now, Old Mr. Hamilton.”
“Okay. You make sure to rest well too, Nat. Don't worry about the kids. I'll be sure to bring them back to you tomorrow!” Liam reassured her.
Natasha simply nodded at him in response.
Just like that, Liam held their hands and headed out the door excitedly.
Terence couldn't help but feel like his grandkids had been taken away as he watched them leave.
Right as Liam was about to get into his car, Terence grabbed him by the arm and said, “Don't forget your promise to me, Liam.”
“How many times do I have to tell you this, Terence? I'm not going to take them away from you!” Liam then leaned in close as he continued, “Besides, I've already thought of a brilliant idea! I could move into your house and look after them together with you! You can rest assured that I won't be stealing your great-grandkids!”
Terence shot him a doubtful glare before releasing his grip on him.
“Denise, Benjamin, hop in!” Liam said.
“Don't worry, Gramps! We'll be coming back tomorrow!” the two kids reassured Terence.
“All right. Remember to behave yourselves over there,” Terence replied with a smile.
“All right now. Let's go,” Liam called out to Kenneth.
Kenneth made his way over to the car and told Terence, “I'll come back here to look after Nat after sending my grandpa home, Old Mr. Watson.”
That won't be necessary. You two are divorced, so it's hardly appropriate for you to keep coming over like this. Just take good care of your grandfather.” Terence maintained a cold and distant attitude when talking to him.
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: You're Out, Daddy novel (Natasha and Kenneth)