"Come here, Abe. Let me tie your shoe," Mikayla called to the boy that was running at an alarming speed around her living room. A few weeks ago, she'd had to baby proof her apartment to keep Abe from hurting himself.It felt like he'd taken on a new burst of energy suddenly. He was always running or wanting to play or something or the other. It left her exhausted. Happy, but exhausted. It meant he was acclimatizing well to his new life with her.Abe was also doing well at school. He'd made tons of friends. In fact, one of those friends had invited him to a birthday party and that was where they were going. He came whooshing over, flying his arms like an airplane.Mikayla ducked her head just in time to avoid him hitting her in the face. "Careful, Abe. You almost hit me.""Sorry, Mik!" He said and stood still. Mikayla moved quickly, putting on his shoes and tying them up as quickly as she could. There was no telling how long he'd stand still for. "Done," she declared, dusting her

Mikayla didn't wait to hear any more. She rushed around the partition to see Abe lying in bed. He looked so small and frail, dwarfed by the size of the bed.She grabbed his hand and clutched it in hers tightly. "Abe? Baby? Are you okay?" The irony was not lost on her that she was the prefect picture of the mum from the party and she was reacting the exact same way. Abe opened his eyes slightly. He seemed to struggle to focus on her before shutting his eyes again. "He is not speaking?" She asked over her shoulder, knowing that the nurse would have followed her in."He threw up so much that he is very weak right now. I've been giving him some fluids but I think he should go to a hospital as soon as possible. He was talking before, asking for you."The doctor in Mikayla took over. "How long ago did he get too tired to talk and keep his eyes open?" She asked, looking at her watch."Not long. He was still talking until about ten minutes ago," the nurse supplied."Can I see what he thre

Armani pressed the doorbell again. The sound caused Mikayla to jump. She self-consciously ran her hand over her hair and body, making sure everything was in place. Armani often had that effect on her. She was always so beautiful, well put together and chic. She made Mikayla feel like a slob.She opened the door and smiled nervously at Armani. "Hi.""Hello," Armani said. "Can I come in?"It strick Mikayla as odd that she was asking her if she could come in. From what she knew, Armnai frequented Cael's house as often as she wanted. They were that close. So why did she feel the need to ask her?"Yes, of course," she answered and stepped back for her.Armani walked in and stood waiting. Mikayla blinked. "Erm...this way." She shut the door and led Armani to the living room. "Cael is asleep right now but I can wake him up if you want..." Armani smiled and shook her head. She sat down. "Don't bother. I didn't come to see him anyway. I came to see you."Mikayla sat down slowly. "To see

After Cael handed Abe over to Michelle, Mikayla fell into a pool of grief. She sat listlessly on the floor for what could have been minutes, hours or seconds. She was completely unaware of Armani's gentle presence, rocking her gently. At some point, Armani left to go home and still she didn't notice.When Cael decided that she'd been on the floor long enough, he picked her up to take her to the bedroom. At that moment, something inside of her snapped. With a snarl, Mikayla launched herself at Cael and began pounding at him.He fell on his butt in surprise. She pounded him with every ounce of strength in her body. She hit every inch of skin she could reach, growling like a wounded animal with each punch. There was so much pent up fury in her head with no exit route. So she pounded it out.Cael took the beating like a champ. He sat rock still and waited for her to finish, pinning her with those black, glittering hawk-like eyes. "How could you! How could you!" Mikayla snarled in

Mikayla stood in front of the door to her beloved home. It'd been two weeks since she last stepped here. During those two weeks, she was staying with Cael at his mansion. She'd finally summoned the courage to come back and pack up Abe's stuff.She took a deep breath and turned the key. Suddenly there was a revving sound behind her. Mikayla turned around to see Cael's cars pulling into her driveway. "What are you doing here?" She asked in surprise."I couldn't let you face this alone. I'm here to help," he answered, walking up to her.She smiled. "But you didn't tell me you were coming! We spoke about me coming here this morning."He smiled back. "I wanted to surprise you," he said. "Are you ready to go in?"Mikayla nodded. "I was just psyching myself up to go in when I heard your car pull in. I guess I just have to rip the band-aid off and get it over with."He nodded. "I'll help you." He opened the door and entered first. Mikayla followed behind him.She looked around her house.