After walking in large circles for almost 10 min & singing the lullaby, Taylor fell asleep still attached to Anna’s neck. Very often she would tilt her head and kiss Taylor’s head and press her cheek against it. Just as there was no way to express her love for Jack, there was no way to express her love for Taylor either.
“Shall we go back now? It’s getting close to midnight,” Jack commented.
Anna nodded. The way back to the hotel seemed longer than before, maybe it was just because she was carrying Taylor this time and not just holding his hand.
“Can I…” Jack didn’t finish his sentence. Anna looked at him and noticed he was staring at Taylor.
“Do you want to hold him?” she asked almost excited.
“No, no that’s okay.” Jack looked at his feet.
“Jack Dunn! Are you afraid to hold him?” Anna smiled.
“No I just, don’t want to.” he studdered out.
“Then why were you staring at him?” Anna knew she’d already won the conversation. Jack smiled at her feeling caught.
“Here,” Anna gently passed him to Jack.