Mae feels her heart plummet to the ground, it was so easy to forget that Hayden wasn't one of them, she starts to step forward, planning to use her body as a shield but Hayden is already crouching in front of Ruby and nothing short of body slamming him out of the way was going to fix this.
She shares a frantic look with Mae who's looking like she had just seen the light as well, horror painting her face.
Hayden on the other hand was unaware of all that was going on, excited to meet the little girl.
He holds out a hand with a smile and waits for her to take it.
Ruby on the other hand is as clueless as Hayden, she freezes up when the man in front of her holds out a hand, something is off but strangely she isn't scared and that makes her reach out as well, very gently placing a chubby hand in his open palm.
Hayden practically beams at this, laughing softly. "How are you?" He asks cordially, shaking her hand a little.
