"You really like this one, don't you?" Gibsie mused, watching as I lowered my head for Sean to investigate my bandage. "You're going soft, Kav. " "Look at him," I defended, pointing at my girlfriend's baby brother. I'd spent a lot of time with this kid since they all moved in. Sean always seemed the happiest to see me, and he was too bleeding heartbreaking to ignore.

I knew it wasn't right to favor children, and l'a never admit it aloud, but if I had my pick of the bunch, it would be this one every single time. And maybe Ollie. Screw it, I liked them all, but this one? He was something else.

"Look at those big eyes," Iordered, pointing at Sean's big, chocolate-button eyes.

"He's like a puppy. How could you not love that face?"

"He's a person, not a puppy," Gibsie laughed.

"He's my puppy, aren't you, buddy?" Sean nodded happily. "Onny. " He smashed my cheeks in his hands. "My Onny."

"Your Onny?" Gibsie teased. "No, no, I don't think so. "

Draping an arm over my shoulders, he said, "This is my Onny." Sean's face reddened. "My Onny." Clutching my face in his tiny hands, he pulled me closer. "My Onny."