Waylon Lewis patiently squatted down, reaching out to playfully tap the noses of the two little ones, "You little rascals, it's a surprise, and because it's a surprise we need to..."
"Keep it secret!" the two little ones chimed in unison.
Waylon Lewis chuckled, "That's right."
The two little ones mimicked zipping their mouths shut, "Daddy, don't worry, we definitely won't tell Mommy."
"What good kids, off you go to school now."
...
Hope Williams placed Baby in the little cradle and took out a book on traditional Chinese medicine to review what she had learned.
The phone beside her buzzed with a message.
Hope picked it up and glanced at it; Jade Bell had sent it, saying Maverick Williams had been moved from intensive care to a regular ward, reassuring her not to worry, and added that after Maverick had recuperated some more, they would return to city A, suggesting Hope needn't bother seeing them off.
