Lola was sitting quietly on her bed, her teddy bear under her arm, her book in her hands.
She was waiting patiently, as she did every night, for Goren to come and read her story.
It was their time together.
But tonight...
She found it very long.
What was he doing...
Why did he...
Lola threw back the sheets, getting ready to get out of her bed to look for Bobby...
When she heard footsteps.
Bobby was coming.
Lola looked up to where the footsteps were coming from.
She discovered her mother entering her room, followed by Bobby.
It was strange...
Why was her mother coming tonight...
When she never came.
Not that she didn't like it...
On the contrary...
Is there something wrong...
Something serious.
She felt a violent anxiety rising inside her.
Bobby was not going to leave...
Eames walked over to the bed and sat down opposite Lola, taking her hands in his.
While Goren stood in the corner of the room, arms crossed, his back against the wall.
Eames looked into his daughter's hazel eyes.
- Lola...
At his words, Lola's anguish grew.
It was indeed that...
Her mother had come to tell her that Bobby was leaving.
He was going to leave them.
She wouldn't have a daddy again.
Even if Bobby wasn't her real daddy...
She loved him like her daddy.
And she wanted to continue to love him like one.
- Bobby is leaving...
At her words, Goren moved away from the wall, stepped forward, but stopped, and looked back at the wall.
He was not to interfere.
Eames had decided to talk to Lola...
And so...
He had to let her handle it.
Lola's voice had just broken, her hazel eyes filled with tears.
At the sadness that had just appeared on her daughter's face, Alex's heart tightened.
Gently, she tightened the pressure of her fingers on her daughter's.
- No, sweetie... Bobby's not going anywhere.
Eames shook her head in denial.
She raised her hand to Lola's face, placed her fingers on her cheek, and stroked it with infinite tenderness.
- Mom, wait...
Eames didn't know how to tell her...
How to explain to her...
- What are you waiting for... Mom...
Lola didn't understand what her mom was trying to tell her...
Lola had been so scared...
Thinking that her mom was coming to tell her that Bobby was leaving them.
Seeing that Eames was having trouble, Goren decided to take the lead.
Eames would not blame him.
- Your mom is expecting... a child.
Eames inwardly thanked Goren for his intervention.
She would never have been able to get those few words out.
She was so scared...
Didn't know how Lola would take this news.
At Goren's words, Lola looked from Bobby to her mother.
Her little mother was expecting a baby...
That was wonderful.
That meant she was going to be a big sister...
That she would have a little brother...
Or a little sister.
And most of all...
It meant...
That Bobby was going to stay with them forever.
- That's right...
To Lola's astonishment, Eames felt calmed.
She nodded her head.
She who had been so afraid that Lola would react badly.
But Lola was mostly surprised.
- Yes... It's true... Eames gave her a shy smile. You're not mad at me...
Why would she be mad at her mom...
On the contrary…
His mother had the right to be happy...
And it was even better...
If it was with Bobby.
- Why would I be mad at you mom...
Alex was so relieved by Lola's words.
Lola didn't blame her.
It was wonderful.
How she loved her daughter.
- I'll leave you with Bobby then...
Eames pulled her fingers away from her daughter's small hands, and stepped aside.
Lola put her little handcuff on her wrist, holding her back.
- Stay mom.
At her words, Alex felt her heart melt.
Lola wanted her to stay...
To be a part of those special moments she had between her and Goren.
Alex nodded.
Lola patted the seat next to her.
Eames sat down beside her on the bed.
Lola came to curl up against her, resting her head on her chest.
She took the book between her fingers, and handed it to Bobby, who walked over to the bed, took the book from her hands, and sat on the edge of the bed.
- You can come and sit next to Mom and me...
At his words, Goren blushed violently.
He never expected this.
It was so heartwarming.
Already Lola...
Accepted his future little brother...
Or his future little sister.
And now...
There was this.
Goren didn't know how to react.
He wanted so much to accept...
But he didn't dare.
- We are a family...
Goren and Eames looked at each other, red-faced.
They hadn't thought of that...
And yet...
That's what they looked like.
- Really...
At Goren's whisper, Eames nodded.
Yes...
For Alex...
They weren't just a couple...
Or just partners...
They were much more.
In his heart...
They were a family.
And she loved every moment the three of them spent together.
And soon...
There would be four of them.
- You're coming...
Lola patted the empty seat on her other side.
Goren questioned Eames with his eyes.
Eames nodded his acceptance.
So everything was awkward...
And everything scarlet...
His heart was pounding in his chest...
He went and sat down beside Lola.
Lola took Bobby's hand, to put it on her little mother's shoulder.
- Like that it's perfect.
Bobby and Alex, with laughing eyes, bit their lips to keep from bursting out laughing.
It was so funny to see Lola taking charge.
Lola came and sat between the two of them, snuggling up to them.
- Come on my story... She took her teddy bear in her arms, hugging it affectionately. You're a good boy, Robbie...
Eames smiled at the name.
Lola had named her teddy bear after Bobby.
It was so cute.
She looked at Goren with her big hazel eyes.
Goren opened the book, laid his eyes on the words, and began to read.