Sophia
“Mummy.”
Tears swam into my eyes as I watched Nikolai shake off Lily’s hand and come running full tilt towards me. I dint hesitate in rushing towards him. taking the stairs down to the street two at a time. I reached the bottom at the same time as he did. falling to my knees I opened my arms to my son. He fell into me, hugging me as tightly as I hugged him.
“Are you ok, are you…” Pulling myself away I held him out at arm’s length. How had he managed without me? In all of his ears we had never been apart. Not for more than a few hours apart from the time he was in the hospital which he wouldn’t remember. It must have been so frightening for him to go of with my brother, a man he didn’t even know.
But there was no worry on Nicky’s face he beamed up at me. “Of course, mummy. Uncle
