Martha hurried back to hospital after she left the cafe. By then, Jimmy was up and had finished the last health examination before the surgery.
She tucked him in and put him to sleep tenderly. Neither of them had mentioned the surgery of the next day, instead, they just tacitly eased the tension before it.
Martha thought he was asleep, but Jimmy suddenly opened his sleepy eyes and asked seriously, "Mommy, will he come tomorrow?"
It stung her when she heard Jimmy asking so cautiously.
Martha looked into his eyes, which were filled with expectation, and knew who he meant.
Maybe Stefan would come, because he did love Jimmy.
But Martha seemed to have a lump in the throat when she looked at Jimmy, and could say nothing else but simply murmured, "Hmm."
The next morning, the preoperative preparation went really well.
Rhys had been taken into the operating room first.
Jimmy was still in the ward with Martha and Rupert. Anyway, it was about life and death. Jimmy was just a kid and he was scared no matter how smart and brave he was.
"Jimmy, sweetheart. Have some sleep and it'll be done. Mommy will take you to the kindergarten after the surgery." encouraged Martha softly.
"Come on, little buddy. You can do it. Be strong. Be brave! When you wake up, you'll become a superman and then you can protect your mommy." Rupert gave him a pep talk.
Jimmy pumped himself up quietly but he was still in cold sweat.
He looked around every now and then but didn't see that familiar figure.
"Will you be here waiting for me?" asked Jimmy. It seemed he was expecting it.
"Sure." Stefan nodded and said with a smile. He kissed Jimmy on the forehead and whispered in his ear, "I'll be right here waiting for you. I won't go anywhere. You'll see me when you wake up."
Jimmy pursed his lips and whispered in a very low voice, "OK, Daddy."
After that, Jimmy was moved into the operating room.
Stefan was glued to the spot in a daze, and stared at the door.
Only God knows how long he had been waiting for Jimmy to call him "daddy".
However, he got complicated feelings when he finally heard it.
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