True Love Waits novel Chapter 1026

Watching Sheffield holding Gwyn in his arms, Nastas looked at his big brother sadly. He wasn't holding him. So he requested, "Brother, hug."

Sheffield squatted down and held him too. One kid in each arm.

Feeling loved, Nastas clapped his hands happily and exclaimed, "Awesome!"

The two kids played in the office for at least half an hour more before Lea came to pick Nastas up.

At the sight of a stranger, Gwyn instantly hid herself in Sheffield's arms.

Staring at the little girl in pink, Lea asked, astonished, "Sheffield, whose child is this?"

"She's the daughter of a friend," he replied indifferently.

"Oh." Not bothering to think about it too much, Lea looked at her son and said happily, "Nastas, baby, it's time to go home."

After Lea and Nastas left, Sheffield cleaned up the office and left too, Gwyn in his arms.

There was a park beside the offices of Theo Group, which had a stunning variety of plants. Flowers and other plants were in pots, and also growing around the area—trimmed to provide access to trails and such. There was a football field and basketball court, as well.

The air was fresh, and it was a beautiful day. Sheffield put Gwyn on the lawn and pointed at the sun as he said to her, "Gwyn, do you want to play here awhile? The sun feels nice."

Gwyn just looked at him without saying anything.

Sheffield was patient and added gently, "I'll take that as a yes."

Unexpectedly, this time, Gwyn responded, "Okay."

Her short response sent a tingle of happiness through him. He felt that the little girl liked him, just like he liked her.

After walking around hand in hand with the girl, he called Tobias. "I'm in the park next to our offices. Can you get someone to bring a basketball here?"

"Yes, Mr. Tang."

Soon, an assistant arrived, a brand-new basketball in his hands. He looked at Gwyn curiously and handed the basketball to Sheffield without questioning it. "Here's the basketball you requested, Mr. Tang."

"Thanks!"

"You're welcome, sir. If that's all, I'll be getting back to work, now."

"Bye!"

After the assistant had left, Sheffield squatted down and handed the basketball to Gwyn. "Let's go play basketball!"

Gwyn took the basketball and ran after Sheffield to the basketball court.

There were two basketball stands on the court. Two others were already using one of them. Sheffield took Gwyn to the other one.

He took the basketball from Gwyn and bounced it a couple times. "Get back a little bit," he said, gesturing. The little girl was silent for a moment, then turned and walked obediently a little farther away.

"I'll show you how to play."

Sheffield bounced the ball a couple more times and then raised his arms, throwing the ball up and into the metal hoop at the top. It made a swooshing sound as the net caught it for a second. Sheffield ran to retrieve the ball.

She just stood there and watched him throw the ball and run after it. It was interesting.

He sank three baskets and motioned Gwyn to come over. "Come here, sweetie! Let me teach you how to shoot!"

She walked towards him slowly. Sheffield handed the basketball to her and said, "Hold it."