Our Truths {prequel to My Secret...}

8

"Papa! Can we go to the park and see Virgil again!?" Patton begged for the fifth time.

It had been a few days since they saw the little, crying boy and Patton would not stop talking about him.

Remy sighed, "Fine, let's go."

"Yay!" Patton giggled as Remy picked up his jacket and helped him into it.

Remy smiled fondly at his son as they walked the little ways to the park. When the playground was in Patton's sights, the four year old sprinted over and started looking under slides, stairs, and anything else he could fit under. Remy walked up to the playground and leaned against one of the benches.

"You Patton's daddy?" A small voice came from under the bench.

Remy jumped slightly, then keeled down to see Virgil huddled under the bench.

Remy smiled, "Yeah, I'm Patton's Papa."

"Is Patton hewe?" Virgil asked.

Remy nodded, "He's over by the slides right now. Do you want to go play with him?"

Virgil nodded. Remy gently took Virgil's hand and helped him to his feet. Virgil clung to Remy's hand as the father guided the boy over to the playground.

"Virgil!" Patton giggled, running over and hugging the darkly dressed boy.

"Patton!" Virgil smiled as the energetic boy knocked him over.

"Careful you two!" Remy jumped, helping the four year olds up.

"Sorry!" Patton said, "Do you wanna go down the slide Virgil!?"

Virgil nodded and let Patton pull him up the stairs to the slide. Remy watched with a smile on his face. He remembered when he played on this playground when he was a kid. The world seemed so much nicer then.

The sound of Patton crying broke Remy out of his thoughts.

"Patt!" Remy yelled, running over to his son.

Patton was sitting by the slide, holding his knee with Virgil patting his back. Remy knelt down next to him.

"What happened Patt?" Remy asked, wiping some tears from Patton's face.

"I-I fell off t-the slide." Patton cried.

"You'll be okay Patton." Virgil hugged the other, "I pwomise."

Remy took a bandaid and a wetwipe from his pocket. He cleaned the scrape and put the bandaid over it.

Remy kissed Patton's knee, "there. Do you want to go play again?"

Patton nodded and stood up, "Thank you Papa. I wanna play with Virge more."

Remy smiled, "okay. Have fun and be careful."

"Okay Papa!" Patton said, running off with Virgil again.

Remy sighed softly, watching his son play with his first friend. He hoped they would be friends forever. They'll just have to see what life throws their way