chapter 105

"I have popcorn and Skittles, now tell me what we're watching?" I plop down next to Ellie and place down our snacks.

"Aladdin!" She squeals, I laugh as she sits on a large blue cushion and stares expectantly at the screen.

The movie begins to play and the both of us are so enthralled by the movie that we don't notice when Lucia comes back from school or when Jolene comes to make dinner.

Only when the movie is near its ending and Xander arrives back from work that our attention is off the movie.

I swear out minds were linked and we felt his presence as we both turned at the same time and waited for him to appear in our vision.

The moment he did Noelle was the first to spring into his arms, yelling 'Daddy!' I couldn't help the giggles that left me.

As he held on to her and asked questions about her day, seeming so interested in every word she uttered, I couldn't help but look at him with pure love.

It's only been a few hours since I've seen him but he looks better, the swelling of his