Her smile finally reappeared and she couldn’t help but giggle at Tom’s response, “You know that! You’re being silly, Daddy.” Her smile quickly faded as the doctor – another stranger in a long line of them that day – came in, and she hid her face against Tom’s chest in the hopes that he would go away.

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A grin spread across his face at her response, and he place a kiss on her head when her smile disappeared. “It’s okay, honey. It’s okay,” he cooed, directing his attention at the doctor. The doctor pulled the x-rays up, and the break was clear. He and the doctor spoke briefly before crouching down to talk to Jesse. “What’s your favorite color? Do you like sparkles?” His eyes twinkled blue and a warm, welcoming smile was on his face. “We’re going to give you a pretty cast to fix your arm, and then you can have your friends and family sign it and draw all over it! Doesn’t that sound fun?”