Episode 16

Lorenzo: We have lunch and I convince Alice to rest for a bit, she's coughing and I think being on the floor wasn't good for her. I stay with Theo outside and notice that he looks very down.

Son, why are you sad?

Theo: Today is the last day we will sleep together and Alice will go back to taking care of me tomorrow.

Lorenzo: But isn't that a good thing?

Theo: It is, but I liked it when you took care of me with her.

Lorenzo: Listen to me carefully, son. I made a mistake by distancing myself from you all this time. I can't change what I did, but I can improve for you. I love you! Forgive me?

Theo: Only if you promise not to do it again, I missed you, dad.

Lorenzo: Tears start to flow uncontrollably, hearing my son call me dad again was wonderful. Theo stands up and hugs me tightly, I feel his tears wetting my shirt.

When Alice gets better, we'll go back to sleeping in separate rooms, but that's all that will change. I will continue to come home for lunch and dinner from work, I will take you to school every day, and I will be by your side as much as possible, son.

Theo: Daddy, my boo-boo hurts.

Lorenzo: I wipe my tears and Theo's, he lifts his shirt and I notice that the spot where that damn Lina pinched him has turned purple. It must have hurt when I hugged him earlier.

Come here, son, I'll apply some ointment to make it better faster.

Alice: I can't sleep, so I get up and go to the kitchen. I find Lorenzo applying ointment to Theo.

Theo: Alice, couldn't you sleep?

Alice: I'm not sleepy, little one.

Theo: My boo-boo hurts, dad is applying ointment.

Alice: My eyes fill with water, hearing Theo call Lorenzo dad was the most beautiful thing I witnessed since I got here. Lorenzo looks at me and I try to disguise it with fear that he may think badly of the situation.

Lorenzo: Theo called me dad and Alice gets emotional, she tries to pretend like she did something wrong. I feel bad because if she's feeling hesitant like this, it's because I haven't been pleasant to her, an…