REPLAY - ENGLISH VERSION

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Bradley woke up feeling two small hands touch his face.

— Dada? - He kept his eyes closed pretending to be asleep.
Lea laid her head on his chest and started stroking his father's mustache. The sensation filled Bradley's chest, he would do anything for that little blue-eyed being who was his copy.

He started to smile and Lea noticed the movement of his face.

— Dad, good morning.

— Good morning princess! - Bradley rolled Lea on the bed and started blowing on her belly making a noise that made the girl laugh out loud.

— Hm .. let daddy see that chin. - Lea raised her chin towards Bradley and he noticed that she really had been hurt.

She passed her little finger and felt the bruise — Au, it hurts.

— I know baby, you shouldn't mess with it so you don't take dirt to your boo-boo.

— Mom. You can call my mom now. - Bradley rolled his eyes.

— Okay, let's call your mom.

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Nat and Alex arrived around 10 am at Stefani's house. They intended to stay awhile until the time to go to the airport.

— Good morning Bo. - Nat greeted to find Bo with a plate of fruit lying on the sofa while watching the morning newscast.

— Hi Nat! Hi Alex! I didn't even see you guys coming. - She got up and went to greet her friends.

— And Stef? - Nat asked.

— She's still asleep. I didn't call her, as we agreed.

— Great! Glad she managed to rest. It's okay, Bobby managed to reschedule the photoshoot for this afternoon.

— And you will travel already?

— Yes, in a few hours. - Alex commented after looking at the watch on his wrist.

— Okay. I'll go up and talk to her. I don't want to travel without saying goodbye. I'll not take, love. - Nat kissed Alex and went up the stairs to her sister's room.

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Bradley stretched out his arms for Lea to rest his head and called Irina on FaceTime.
The two lay side by side while he held his cell phone with his right arm raised.

— Mom! Lea shouted when she looked at Irina on the screen.

— Hi my love. Look, apparently the two sloths are still in bed. Huh?

— The night was long .. - Bradley commented giving a boring smile.

— Mom looks at my boo-boo. - Lea lifted her chin again.
Irina moved closer to the cell phone screen and can see her daughter's injured chin.

— What did you do, daughter?

— She fell out of bed last night. Bradley replied.

— Oh dear I'm sorry. It hurts? - Irina's heart was tight, despite knowing that it had been a small tumble, normal in childhood, it hurt to know that she wasn't present when her daughter needed it.

— It hurt mommy, a lot. I cried a lot, a lot, a lot. And I asked daddy to call you.

— It was too late, I thought that if I called you would be very worried. And I make sure that she didn't hurt anything but the chin. - Bradley kissed Lea on the forehead. He was a little apprehensive that Irina was upset that he hadn't called.

— Don't worry Bradley, I know you made sure that everything would be fine. But you can always call me, anytime Lea wants to talk to me. All right?