Benjamin slept soundly at the Howard Family estate for the night, but the next morning, upon waking, something felt amiss. His beautiful mommy was gone, and even his constant companion, Big Brother, had vanished. The realization hit him hard, and his cries shook the heavens.
The soft little bundle cried until his entire self wilted, throwing the entire Howard Family into panic.
The old matriarch, completely at a loss, looked at the stunned Ignatius Leclair and directly shoved the small child into his arms, saying, "Your child, you take care of comforting him."
This was the first time in Benjamin's two months of life that Ignatius Leclair had ever held him.
The tiny bundle, wrinkled from crying, sobbed and hiccupped until tears soaked his pink bib.
