Avi and Kirstie had gotten up early to drive to Esther's, and Avi had to hand over his own child to his sister, because The Counsel said that he was not fit to care for her.
They might as well have ripped his heart from his chest and buried it, because at least his heart wouldn't hurt as much as it did right now.
Kirstie headed back to the car, not wanting to spend another second in the house, afraid she might cry.
Avi stayed back and grabbed one of Esther's hands. "Please let me know how much money you need to cover her expenses. And also please tell me when a good time would be to visit..."
"You can come over any time. And don't worry about her expenses. I know how hard this must be for you..."
Avi nodded once, looking down at the ground.
He couldn't even meet her eyes, with fear of how disappointed she must be in him. He had not only failed as an Alpha, but as a father.
He was deemed a terrible father, before he had even met his child.
Or maybe he was deemed a terrible father the day he met his own.
Esther frowned at how defeated he looked. She knew firsthand how hard he could be on himself. "Alpha... Don't beat yourself up."
Avi took a step away, pulling his hand from his sister's grasp. "I.. I have to get back home. Thank you, again. Take care."
He quickly walked out of the house, before Esther could stop him.
He jumped into the car and drove away, one hand on Kirstie's leg to keep himself from crying.
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Kevin woke up behind Todrick, immediately noticing Scott and Mitch in the same bed.
Mitch was completely on top of Scott, his hair over one of his eyes while he slept peacefully.
Todrick was pressed against Scott's side, and that's when Kevin noticed his own arm over Todrick's stomach.
Kevin leaned forward a little, planting a kiss on Todrick's neck.
Todrick was already awake, so he just turned over and smiled at him. "Good morning."
"Morning.. Look how cute they are."
Todrick smiled, chuckling lightly. "I know."
"I think it's the height difference that does it for me."
"I think I agree."
"Shall we make breakfast?" Kevin suggested.
"Didn't you stay up late?"
"Well.. Sort of. But I think I got enough sleep."
Scott jumped all of a sudden, nearly pushing Mitch off of him, but he quickly opened his eyes and hugged him. "Oops."
Mitch woke up too, sitting up a little and looking down at Scott. "You okay?"
"Yeah. Sorry to wake you."
Todrick glanced over at them. "Mornin', you two."
Scott smiled, hands still on Mitch's hips. "Good morning."
Todrick looked at Mitch. "How about you and I make some breakfast since these two party animals stayed up all night?"
Mitch smiled widely and nodded. "Okay!"
Scott tightened his hold on him. "But Mitch's foot..."
Mitch shrugged. "I think I'm okay."
Scott made him stand up, one of his small hands on Scott's bicep to keep himself balanced just in case.

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