As we drive to the hospital, me and my dad talk about various things, mostly about LA and how I'm living and how Hunter is, he tells me he missed me way too many times. I watch the familiar sights I once knew as a child as we drive by them.
"Do you think I'll be able to find a job easily? I had this job that I absolutely loved and they were like family to me." I say as I fiddle with my phone in my hands.
"I mean, why not?" He asks me and I shrug.
"I'm not sure." I mumble and turn on the radio to make further conversation disappear.
Luke's POV
I hear someone ring the doorbell, I know at this point I'm the only one at the house, I look at Hunter who is still asleep and I pull the covers over him gently and walk down the stairs, I peak out a window to try and see the figure at the door, I can't get a good glimpse so I pull open the door.
"Hi." I say with a small smile to be friendly.
"Hello?" The person asks confused.
"Can I help you?" I ask, the women standing in front of me looks in her late 30's, she's dressed in what looks to be office wear.
"I'm just looking for Mr and Mrs -" she starts to say but I know what she's going to say so I cut her off.
"They aren't here at the moment, I am the son-in-law." I say leaning my back against the door now.
"Could you maybe have them get ahold of me when you see them?" She asks putting papers back into her briefcase she's carrying, I nod and she thanks me and leaves. I close the door and turn around to see Hunter standing at the bottom of the stairs.
"Hey buddy, how did you sleep?" I smile at him and walk over to him.
"I thought you left.." He says quietly and I shake my head.
"We wouldn't leave you again buddy." I take a seat on the step and he sits beside me.
"You're probably wondering where we are, aren't you?" I smile at him and he nods laying his head onto my shoulder.
"We're at your grandma and grandpa's house, your aunt Amelia is in the hospital so your mommy went to go visit her, it's just us here." I tell him and he stays silent.
"Do you want some food?" I ask and he shakes his head.
"water?" I ask and this time in response he nods.
"Alright let's go get you some water." I stand up from the steps and he reaches up for my hand, I reach my hand down and he takes it, I help him up and we walk into the kitchen, each step I take he moves closer and closer to me as I can feel the fear he is feeling.
"You don't have to be scared here" I tell him rubbing his back, I pull out a stool from under the breakfast bar and help him onto it. He nods and looks down at his hands after examining the room.
"This is where your mom grew up, I used to visit her here a lot." I say as I grab a cup from a cabinet, right where it was years ago. I fill the cup with water and drop 2 ice cubes into it and hand him the cup, I watch as he chugs down the water and then sits the cup in front of him.
"Why aren't we at home?" He asks and I smile at his use of words, he is finally talking more, he does seem to have a slight stutter though.
"We don't want you being hurt again, we want you to be safe and you're safe here." I tell him the plain old truth. He deserves to know and he should know his parents are doing everything in their might to keep him safe.
"Thank you.." He says trailing off.
"What's wrong?" I ask sitting on the stool next to him.
"I don't know" he shrugs.
"Well if you need to talk about what's on your mind sometimes, I'm here for you to talk to." I tell him and he giggles.
"What's so funny?" I awkwardly laugh.
"Nothing." He says but continues to laugh.
"Hunter... What's so funny??" At this point I'm laughing just by listening to his adorable little laugh, it's such an amazing voice and laugh and I'm so happy I'm able to hear it again after everything that has happened.
"You've got something in your hair!" He giggles and covers his mouth pointing to my head, I give him a confused look and reach up to the top of my head, at the top of my head I feel something...... I pull it off of my head and scream and throw it on the counter, as realization hits me, I realize it's fake and I begin to calm down.
"It was a spider, daddy!!" Hunter says giggling
"Yeah... That it was Hunter.." I sigh and smile watching Hunter as he continues to laugh and he picks up the toy. I look around the counter and then hear the doorbell ring, I stand up and walk over to the front door and Mail has been dropped through the mail slot, I pick up the many probably junk mail an start to look through them, as I'm looking through them, one certain one catches my eye.
"Adoption paper forms. Please fill out and send back."
Either they are adopting a child or putting one up for adoption. I look back at Hunter who is giggling with the spider in the kitchen and back at the envelope.
