Bella turned around to gaze at Brandon. “What a smart boy! You can use the hair dryer all by yourself!” she commented and ruffled his hair. The boy didn’t say anything, just smiled.
“Come over here, Brandon,” she said and put the hand on the mattress. “Tonight you’re going to sleep with me.”
Charles climbed on the bed and lied next to her. A few minutes later, Bella closed the laptop and turned off the lamp.
“Do you need to go to school tomorrow?” she asked him in the dark.
“I don’t go to school.”
“Poor boy. If you are going to stay here, we need to enroll you in one. This may take a few days. Until then you can come with me to work or spend the day here.”
“I want to go wherever you go.”
“All right. Keep in mind that we’re going to wake up early.”
“That’s okay.”
“Good night then,
