Nathan's POV
The moment we got back to my pack, the gates barely had time to close before little footsteps came running toward us.
"Oscar!"
He came flying out of the house like a small storm, his face lighting up the second he saw Hailee.
"Mommy!" he shouted.
Hailee dropped her bag without a second thought and opened her arms. Oscar ran straight into them, hugging her tight around the waist.
"Welcome home, Mommy," he said proudly.
My chest tightened at the sight.
She knelt down and hugged him back just as tightly, kissing his hair again and again. "I missed you so much," she said softly.
"I missed you too," he replied, pulling back just enough to look at her face. "Are you okay now?"
She smiled, even though I knew she was still hurting deep inside. "I am now."
They talked for a bit, Oscar telling her about school, about what he ate, about everything he had clearly been saving up to tell her. I watched them quietly, my heart full.
