Chapter 59: Reason To Live

Maya It was Jackson's favorite night tonight—movie night. Fridays were for movie nights, and none, literally none of us had or would ever miss it. Jackson was seated between me and Nate, finding a safe place as the horror movie unfolded like he’d been anticipating it to be. The funniest part, even though he was scared of the movie he was watching the whole part of it through the gap of his fingers—it was his way. Every horror movie he'd ever seen had been seen through his fingers. "If you are scared of the horror movie, why do you insist on watching it, baby?” I asked, brushing my fingers through his hair and trying to get his hands away from his face, but he refused to do so. "Mommy, don't do this!" It was his quiet yell, and a chuckle slipped past my lips. "You are cute," Nate chuckled, kissing Jackson's cheeks. "Buddy, don't disturb me!" Another snicker slipped past my lips at his quiet yell. He was actually adorable! "Hey, you two, why are you troubling our poor boy?" Ivy intervene