Finn smiled and gave a soft laugh at the other's words. He chatted with him a few moments more before the other ended the call, and while Finn had managed to sound as much like himself as he could on the phone the moment it was off his expression dulled and he flopped back down on his bed. He felt lonely, more so than he had in a long time, but he knew that he wasn't the one the most upset about this and so he shoved those feelings away and wound up sleeping for a bit longer until he got up.<br/><br/>He spent his day doing his work, and by evening he managed to walk to the store and do enough shopping-he hoped- for the week of making the other two their meals so that he wouldn't have to walk with Brock there after school. He ate some toast for dinner when he returned and took a hot shower, content when he looked in the mirror that nothing would show in his normal work clothes tomorrow. He nearly texted Chris as he sat in his room getting ready for bed, would it be weird to ask for pictures from their day? Yeah, probably, so he didn't and instead plugged his phone in and went to sleep.<br/><br/>The following morning went as normal, more or less. Thankfully he was able to walk normally again, and while some of the bruises ached if he bumped them against something, it was more than tolerable. So once at school, he waited eagerly for Brock to arrive, and the little boy didn't disappoint at all when it came to telling him all about the picnic and also scolding him on getting hurt as he had. Finn smiled and nodded,d apologizing plenty for missing out on their plans, and he assured the child that he'd bought some ice cream sandwiches for them to have after dinner in exchange for his forgiveness.<br/><br/>And so, while still rather upset about the previous day he was able to move on and enjoy his time with the children in class well through to the lunch block. He had just been passing out juice boxes when he felt his phone buzzing, and after asking to take it he headed out into the hall and noted the number, answering quickly before the male could hang up thinking he was busy. Before he could say more than a hello the other was talking and Finn blinked, glancing to make sure that no one was listening before making his way to the restroom to continue the conversation away from others.<br/><br/>"Alright, it's okay, calm down..." He said calmly, though honestly... It would be a lie to say he wasn't worried too. He didn't know the details of course, but he could hear the panic and so he figured that whatever it was, it wasn't good. "Listen, let's work through it slowly, okay? Calm down, take a few breaths." He murmured soothingly. "First, as soon as we get off the phone call the school office and tell them what's going on, that she left and now might try to take him, okay? You have the right to refuse her picking him up if you think it's not safe." He assured him, hoping that would at least calm the worst of the other's panic.<br/><br/>"Are you able to come to pick him up? I know you mentioned your work not being a great place, but if you want to get him now I can probably get out early and pick him up." He wasn't sure if the other would be able to just leave work wholly for the day, but he figured he could get away with it himself seeing as he'd never been late or missed a day since he'd started work here. "I'm not sure what happened between you two but... But if you talk with her calmly and explain your concerns I think she will listen. I'd like to think that all parents have the best interests at heart for their children, even if sometimes they let their own feelings get in the way of that." He added, though... He really wasn't sure I that would be the case. "I'm here for you. Both of you. I'll do whatever you need me to if it will help, okay? So just stay calm... It will scare Brock if you're scared, right?" He spoke in the same kind, non-judgemental tone he'd had when they first met... He wasn't really sure what to do but... He was hoping that he could at least help get Chris through the next few hours and keep the boy from being taken anywhere he shouldn't be.