“Wait, you know Axel, my Axel?” Scout asked her shocked. Her whole face flushed hoping upon hope it was true. “Is he really here? Axel Metz? Did he really tell you about me?” She asked Lux. She laughed too and was embarrassed to have spoken at the same time as Lux. “I’m sorry. But wait; he’s married. How old is he? He’s only a teenager a little older than me back home, in college. He’s married? So...Oh and congratulations of course, Lux.” She added genuinely.
She looked down at Simon again and smiled. “Is he my brothers too then?” She asked peering at Simon trying to see if he looked like Axel at all. “I mean, I miss him but he was back home with me so I didn’t miss him. Is that weird? That he was apparently here and there at the same time.” She asked.
“Does that happen a lot?” She went on. “So I um, will I still have to find a home or can I come with you and my brother?” She asked shyly. She didn’t want to assume they would take her in. But she also didn’t want to be alone here now that she knew Axel was here with his family!
She nodded and said, “That’s fine. Thank you Lux. Yes, go ahead and call him. Do you um, want me to hold Simon while you call and I wait here for you?” She offered now that she knew he was her nephew. She assumed that was why she felt connected to him before.