#Chapter 143 - A Long Talk

Layla Eli had fallen asleep long before the movie had finished. It was times like these when I wished he was still small and I had the ability to simply lift him off the couch like I used to. I turned the TV off and gently snaked myself from under him, not wanting to wake him up. I didn’t want to leave him on the couch, thankfully I wasn’t the only one who shared the same thought. I felt a slight brush against my arm and turned to see that it was Aldo. He held a finger up to his lips, signaling for me to keep quiet as he bent down to scoop our son up from the couch. From there, we walked in the direction of Eli’s room. I moved slightly ahead of him so I could get the door and went over to pull back the sheets on the bed. Aldo caringly placed Eli down on the bed while I pulled his blankets back over him. I bent down to place a soft kiss on the side of his head. “Goodnight, sweetheart,” I whispered. For a moment, I was seriously contemplating the idea of staying with El