A Seal's Secret Baby (2012)
“That adorable dancing turkey outsinging all her friends by at least three decibels was his child. Deacon’s chest ached with pride. Had his parents ever felt this way about him? Or only his brother? Where in their raising of two children had they made a conscious decision to love only one? Or had his less than perfect teen years been more a reflection of his poor behavior rather than his parents?
“Ell?” he whispered during a scene where Pia stood in the back with a few dancing potatoes. “Do ...you think I should call my dad?”
“That’s random,” she whispered back. “What made you think of him?”
Pia skipped to the front of the stage.
“Never mind. We’ll talk about it after the show.”
Hand on his forearm, she nodded.
After the performance, after slivers of pumpkin pie that left them wanting more, after he and Ellie shared one side of a booth at a local diner because Pia was asleep on the other, Deacon once again got around to bringing up his parents.MoreLess
“Ell?” he whispered during a scene where Pia stood in the back with a few dancing potatoes. “Do ...you think I should call my dad?”
“That’s random,” she whispered back. “What made you think of him?”
Pia skipped to the front of the stage.
“Never mind. We’ll talk about it after the show.”
Hand on his forearm, she nodded.
After the performance, after slivers of pumpkin pie that left them wanting more, after he and Ellie shared one side of a booth at a local diner because Pia was asleep on the other, Deacon once again got around to bringing up his parents.MoreLess
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