A Touch of Betrayal — Feeding the Little Hero

Make her go away. They're all bad women. You're fat and ugly. Go away. Sure, it bothered me, but he was only four. No four-year-old would lash out at every woman approaching him without cause. I soon found a way in.

Relax. I'm not trying to feed him. I'm feeding you. you. Come on, open wide. A real hero skips supper? That can't be right. Look at those thin little arms. How will you ever defend anyone with arms like these? Oh, the little hero wants vegetables? Good choice. Spinach will make you strong. Hold on, little hero.

You can't eat all of it. He wants to grow tall and strong too, that little fellow. What? You said no? What, you afraid he'll be stronger than you one day? I'm not going to lose to him!