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Phlippe hesitated and eventually, knelt down in front of Reese. The car had obscured his vision before, but now that he had knelt down, he could see clearly Reese's fat tears still on his cheeks. He sighed and customarily wiped it away with his thumb, so tenderly he could be dealing with a fragile piece of glass. He nodded and silently moved to the backseat to get Oliver, who was sleeping soundly. The slight snore, the light rise and fall of his little tummy, and the warm body in his arms settled Philippe somewhat. He put him quickly in his room before returning to the garage to get Reese.

On his way out, he could see Reese had decorated a nursery. A brand new one with all the supplies ready. He quickly darted his eyes away. This could be a very happy announcement from Reese. This should have been a nice and warm reunion filled with tears of joy and not that of pain and worry. He didn't want to admit it, but he had messed up, big times.