It was a quiet rainy morning and Little Blake was running a fever. Nancy had tried everything she could to get the fever to go away, but nothing worked.

When Mahlon learned of the situation, he had to return from work and cancel all of his meetings.

Anastasia went for work early in the morning, intending to catch up with the ladies at Alice's apartment.

Little Blake raised his hands for Mahlon when he entered the room, which was the first time he had shown devotion to him.

He grabbed him from his bed, hugged him closely, and took him to his room while waiting for the doctor. The doctor...