Caleb swelled with a sense of pride and worth that he had not felt in so long when Serenity spoke her words of praise over his hard work. The flowers filled the room with soft scents his hand in hers and hers in his he listened to her words of concern.<span style="font-style: italic">Micheal</span>his mind breathed the eldest son in the house, Caleb the middle child was always the point of ridicule and such. But this was nothing new and even with his new friend at his side it wouldn't disappear no that would take much more sacrifice. Micheal nodded at her request "Of course come on lets try and get you home before my siblings make you aware of her" he said his words soft but a sense of urgency seeped from them. His mouth was always ahead of him when he spoke to his siblings but his step-mother was a force that always demanded his attention. A force that feared him to his core she demanded his respect and so like a pup he always whimpered and did as commanded. But this was not something he wanted his new friend to witness. Even though she had power it was power that could put him more of a hole with his family more then he needed.