Just A Lie

"Rowan isn't joining us for dinner?" asked Cali as she noticed that Rowan still hadn't come out of the tent. 

"He's gonna eat with his father," answered Xiu. "Don't worry about him so much. He is fine. He is just using this to exploit his father."

"He is such a cutie," stated Dylan. "Do you think he is like you?"

Xiu snorted, "If you think he isn't like me, then you should think again. He is after all my son. How far do you think an apple can fall from the tree?"

Dylan narrowed his eyes at her, "I still believe in good. So, I'm just gonna keep believing that our little tiger is like his father and not like his mother who is a wild tiger!"

"We'll see about that," said Xiu with a small smile playing on her lips.

"Xiuxiu, Ria Jie, and I'll sleep with Rowan tonight," said Ava. "That way he won't feel alone."