Elara
Orion squirmed and whined, his little face scrunching up dramatically. "Uncle Dominic, put me down! Ouch, ouch, ouch!"
I couldn't help but laugh . Poor kid looked like a dangling puppy.
"Dominic, be gentle with him," I said softly. "He's just a cub."
Dominic shot me a look that was half amusement, half betrayal."A cub? This pup is huge already."
Orion, seeing an opportunity in my intervention, immediately switched tactics. His eyes went wide and innocent as he looked at Dominic with the most practiced puppy-dog expression I'd ever seen.
"Uncle Dominic, Uncle Dominic, you're the best! I've lost weight recently, see? My cheeks are smaller!" He patted his still very round cheeks hopefully. "Too skinny for punishment, right?"
I bit my lip to keep from laughing as D
