Anna Jadwin lowered her face, staring intently at the little bun with a gentle expression, "What's wrong?"
Wayne Bailey felt like a punch landed right on his heart, a dull ache spreading.
Leo, his tear-stained face crisscrossed with streaks, lamented, "Leo's not handsome anymore, will Momom still like me?"
Anna Jadwin couldn't help but laugh, "Of course, I will."
"Wah, wah, wah!" Leo threw himself into her arms, tears welling up from his sense of grief.
Anna Jadwin had a rough idea of what was going on. She reached out and pulled down his scarf. The little guy covered himself tightly, as if terrified of being infected, "Don't look!"
"So handsome..." Anna Jadwin squatted down, meeting his gaze head-on, "Leo, you're the most handsome man I've ever seen."
Leo's excitement caused him to spray out a booger, "Really?"
Wayne Bailey's face darkened to a terrifying degree: ...
Anna Jadwin took a tissue from her bag and wiped Leo's runny nose, "Don't you trust my judgment?"