“Alec!” Alex screamed and ran towards him as soon as Alec entered the house.
Alec picked him up and hugged him tightly, desperate for some kind of comfort. The little boy wrapped his fragile arms around him and kissed his neck. Liz saw him and came towards him but he shook his head and motioned towards the backyard.
She understood what he meant and without wasting a second by asking the questions like What happened, she slid the sliding door and went outside to Jasper. p
“What happened? Why are you sad?” Alex asked, rubbing his hand on Alec’s back to comfort him after Liz left.
Alec sighed and pulled to look at the small kid in his arms. He kissed Alex on his cheeks and said, “You remember my friend Cole? He was with me in aunt Liz's marriage.”
Alex nodded his head. “The man with r
