February 10, 200818 yr Author Jesse put Luke back to bed and tucked him in again."Luke you are staying in here and you are going to nap properly otherwise I will take that fawn to Farmer Jensen and let him look after it, you understand?!"
February 10, 200818 yr Author "Bo has had a sufficiant nap time. You have barely had ten minutes."Jesse countered back."That little animal needs to sleep and it ain't gonna get it if yer around talkin' an' botherin' it all the time.."
February 10, 200818 yr Author "No ifs, ands or buts about it Lukas and I mean it. Now you stay in this bed or I will take that fawn to Farmer Jensen..."Jesse said firmly with a tone that told Luke that was where the discussion ended.
February 10, 200818 yr Author Jesse wiped them away softly, running his hand through Luke's hair gently."Now you get some sleep...me an' yer Aunt are watching the fawn....we'll come get ya if it needs somethin'."
February 10, 200818 yr Luke reached his arms out to his uncle. The fact that he was initiating a hug showing how much this little fawn had gotten to his heart.
February 10, 200818 yr Author Jesse sighed softly and hugged him back, rocking him just a little as he held him close.
February 10, 200818 yr Author Bo meanwhile, sensing that he was not being watched with full attention, had crept into the kitchen and was sitting by the fawn again, watching it sleep.
February 10, 200818 yr Lavinia, having missed Bo from where he was playing, had a pretty good idea where to find him walked over and watched him sitting beside the fawn. "Bo...didn't I tell ya t stay away from the poor thing?" she asked softly.
February 10, 200818 yr Lavinia smiled sitting down beside Bo watching the animal too. "I guess we can stay here and watch it a bit."
February 10, 200818 yr Author Bo looked to her as she sat down beside him and crawled into her lap, cuddling up and sucking his thumb gently. He could sense something was wrong, though he didn't know or understand what.
February 10, 200818 yr Lavinia rocked little Bo in her arms as she held him, thinking to herself that there were many similarities between the baby boy in her arms and the baby deer laying on the floor. Both were orphaned far too young, both had the odds against them, Bo with his asthma and the fawn with it's injury and blood loss... and both had won over Luke's heart.
February 10, 200818 yr Author Bo eventually leaned over tentivly forward and rested a hand on the fawn's small neck.
February 10, 200818 yr Author Bo continued to suck on one thumb while his other hand rested softly on the fawn before stroking it just a little bit.
February 10, 200818 yr Lavinia just watched him close, in case he got too rough accidentally.The little fawn blinked its long-lashed eyes wearily before falling back to sleep.
February 10, 200818 yr Author Bo eventually turned away from it and crawled back to play with his toys.
February 10, 200818 yr An hour later Luke woke from his nap and returned to the fawn. "Hi...I'm back," he whispered gently.
February 10, 200818 yr Author The fawn opened its eyes a little at the noise, blinking softly before closing them again.
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