"As you wish," Thomas said with a grin, and because he couldn't help it, he leaned in to kiss Jamie's cheek again. He was going to try to keep things upbeat here as long as he could.
They watched the movie, Thomas singing all the songs, including the Oogie Boogie song as requested. Between songs, he dialled his sister's phone number over and over again to no avail.
When the movie ended, Thomas glanced at the clock on the wall which read 5:15. Their breakfast had been at around 7 which felt like forever ago to Thomas. He couldn't imagine what it felt like to tiny Jamie.
After pushing rewind on the VCR, Thomas turned to his son and did his best to seem like everything was fine. "Want to watch another one?"