Avery took her son in her embrace as she exhaled a long breath. Gabby's heartbroken tears changed something in Avery. Perhaps, she was wrong in her ways of protecting Gabby. Protecting him from dangerous people was important so was protecting his little heart.
"Gabby, of course you are not adopted. you and I, we're family. You're the baby of me and your daddy."
Gabby's eyes light up with joy, and a radiant smile spreads across his face. It was the first time his mommy mentioned his daddy.
"Really, Mommy? I have a daddy, too?" He said, his eyes sparkling.
"Yes, Gabby, you do. And he loves you very, very much." Avery said, placing a kiss on the top of his head before two on his both fat cheeks.
By then Gabby was over the moon to notice his mother's shaky eyes and sad expression and caught that she was lying.
He hugged back his mother before giving two loud kisses on the cheek in happiness.
