How did Hope know he was sick? He had always seemed fine in front of his girl. Eliana shook her head, "I never told her anything. Could she have overheard it before?"

Samuel didn't think too much about it and held his daughter while saying, "Daddy's fine, baby, don't worry. So does this mean you won't let daddy go anywhere?"

Hopey nodded her little head, her mouth firm. "No. You can't leave mommy and me," she said.

"Very well, I won't leave you two." ...