David Redington, though severely "mocked" by Aidan Lucas,
eventually conceded defeat in the face of Ben Lucas's "shining" gaze.
Up until this point, David had truly experienced what it meant to be "father and son soldiers in battle."
Ah, how he wished to have a son just like Ben Lucas.
At least next time he argued with Aidan Lucas, there would be a little one to back him up.
Because David had relented, Lily and Aidan Lucas were thoroughly reconciled.
And tonight, though Aidan Lucas kept his promise to David and did not share a bed with Lily,
for the first time, little Ben was rarely taken away by his father to share a bed for a true father-son sleepover.
That evening.
"I don't want to sleep with you, I want Mommy!"
Ben, forcibly taken by Aidan Lucas and made to take a bath, sat on the big bed in his pajamas, sternly protesting.
Why did Abbie and Lulu get to sleep with Mommy tonight, when he had finally come back, only to be taken to the bedroom by the old man?
