STUCK (TordTom)

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No One's P.O.V

Jess stood up excitedly as soon as she saw her son. She waved her hand in the air with a huge grin on her face, "Tordy!! Here!" she called. Tord and Tom whipped their heads towards the family's direction.

The two talked to each other for a moment, like they had a plan before they started walking to them.

Meanwhile Porter was trying to pull his wife down to sit her back on her seat.

"Hon, you're embarrassing us.." Porter whispered to his wife. Jess pouted and sat on her chair with a sulky expression.

"No fair. Oliver can be childish as he wants to be." Jess hissed back. Oliver tilted his head when he heard his name being called. He looks up to his mother before exchanging glances with his Father.

"He is a child, Honey." Porter reminded his wife who was still not turning to face him.

"I can be childish as I want to be! I'm getting older as it is! At least I have to live my life like I'm still free as a child!" Jess defended before crossing her arms across her chest and huffed in a sulky way.

Porter shook his head as he glanced up to Tord and Tom walking over. He and the two shared a long stare while they were getting near. Tord and Tom was soon in front of their table.

Standing quietly as they stared at Tord's father. Porter on the other hand was giving his wife hand signals but the woman kept on pouting. In a few failed attempts Porter decided on giving Oliver hand signals.

He was relieved that the child did as told and looked up to the other two. A smile grew on the child's face, "BIG BROTHER! TOMTOM!!" Oliver called out before launching up to his big brother's embrace.

Tord gladly hugged the child back with a smile on his face while Tom was watching them from behind. Silently loving the view.

Jess finally looked up to the two, her eyes filled with tears as she grinned, "Oh My.. You've grown."

Porter side-eyed his wife before he straightened his posture because of the look Tom was giving him. He knew Tom wasn't fond of him anymore. He can tell from the aura the brit was giving off.

Tord soon pulled away from the hug and looked at his brother with a smile, "You've grown! But... Still short for a 10 year old.." Tord teased earning a light punch from Oliver.

"I've grown at least 4 inches since the last time you saw me!" The child defended, Tord chuckled at his reponse.

"Also! Why did you leave so suddenly big brother? It's just like... One day you were like.. Pow! Gone!" Oliver explained while adding explosion gestures as he spoke.

This made Tord pause and glance at his father. His smile disappeared. Be wasn't really happy to see Porter anymore. But his smile returned back on his face when he turned to Oliver again.

"Well... I had to go overseas to work. That's why I left." Tord lied. Tom slightly elbowed Tord from behind. He was telling Tord that it was bad to lie to a child.

Oliver's mouth shaped an 'o' as he finally understood his brother's situation, "Ooh!! That's why you have a big scar on this side of your face! You got it from work?" Oliver replied as he touched his brother's scarred face.

Tord took off the child's hand gently and smiled once again, "Yeah..."

Porter and Jess glanced at each other as they only noticed the scars just then. On the other hand, Tord and Tom was also surprised that the child was able to tell that he had a scar.

They covered it with a concealer earlier...

"Anywhoo... I'm surprised that you still remember me after all these years!" Tord praised as he bumps his forehead onto his brother's.