“My dad.”
“Where is he? Why did he not come up to say hello?”
“Dunno.” He shrugged. “Can I come in?” Eli had grown rather impatient and was peeping into the house.
“Of course.” Halle moved away from the entrance and Eli bounced in. She stood at the door for a while before going back in.
Halle walled in on Eli staring at Raymond from the other end of the couch. His face was expressionless but he looked as of he was discovering a new gem.
“Is this your child, Halle? Never knew you had one.” Raymond slid across the couch to greet Eli. “Hello, little man.”
Eli didn’t reply, he just keep staring at Raymond. Halle rubbed his shoulders leading him to seat on the other settee across Raymond.
“Eli isn’t used to meeting new people.”
“Oh. That’s fine. I get really messy when I meet people. I
