Reminicent

Olivia goes off to Julian's side while I have to wait for my nephews to be ready before I head off with three kids to the nearest ice cream shop.

Laurie is calm by nature, but that totally changes when he’s in the presence of his cousins so the whole way back to town they are making a mess in my truck and ignoring me when I scold them or ask them to put their seat belts on.

This parenting thing is new and I'm not very good at it yet, which is why I let them play around the moving vehicle unbuckled and why I buy them the biggest ice cream possible even though it's probably not the best idea to give them this much sugar at this hour. But it’s all worth it when Laurie looks at me with big, happy eyes and thanks me for his ice cream.

"I'd still like a little brother one day," he murmurs suddenly, making me stop with my ice cream on its way to my mouth, "Maybe on my birthday?"

Oh, my god. Such a pain.

"Laurie, I don't think it's possible," I reply in a low voice,