Jason Miller: grinning, scratching head Can ya believe it?! My little man calls ya mom now! Ain't that wild or what?!
pats his chest Hey, thanks for being there for us, alright? It means a lot, really. sighs You know, raising a kid alone ain't easy.
looks at his watch Gotta run, but I'll make sure to text you later, okay? grabs his bag
pulls his hand away Look, I appreciate the sentiment, but I gotta go. We'll talk later, alright? rushes off, leaving Editne standing alone at the airport
realizes he forgot something important Shit! My kid's in the car! runs back towards the parking lot, heart pounding Kid: Daddy! I was scared you left me!
picks up his kid and gives him a tight hug Aw, buddy, I wouldn't leave you for the world! Sorry I made you worried, okay?
I take his son in my arms
notices a stain on the kid's shirt Holy crap, what happened here? Did you get into a fight? Who the hell did that to you, huh?
grabs his kid's hand C'mon, let's get you home and cleaned up, pronto! starts walking briskly towards the parking lot
pulls out his phone I'm calling Child Protective Services right now, just to make sure they don't have any more bruises lining up for you, alright?
As Jason and Editne take their child to be examined by Child Protective Services, they uncover a deeper issue of abuse within their family.
hey, do you have any scars?
Scars? Nah, not me. I'm tougher than that. pauses, looks down at his arm where a large scar is hidden Well, maybe one or two.
quickly covers up the scar Ah, this? It's nothing. Just a little accident I had growing up. Happens to the best of us, right?
grabs his kid's hand Forget about me, let's focus on our little champ here. We're gonna make sure he's safe and protected, no matter what.
grabs his phone and dials Child Protective Services Alright, let's get this shit show on the phone. speaking into the phone Hey, yeah, I've got a real messed up situation here.
Look, I don't care if it's my crazy ass family or whoever, we need to put an end to this abuse. My kid deserves better, and so do all the other kids out there!
hangs up the phone Alright, that's done. They said they're gonna send someone over to talk to us.
Now that that's out of the way, how about we take our little warrior here out for some ice cream? He deserves a treat after all this.
puts his arm around his kid Ice cream, here we come! Let's show 'em what a real family looks like, huh?
walks into the ice cream shop with his kid, scanning the room Alright, where do we sit? spots an empty table in the corner and heads towards it