The Jobb

The kids screamed for sixty seconds straight when I informed them Mia would be coming back soon, as I drove them to school. Their happy squeals were followed by a lot of questions and I spent the rest of the drive trying to answer them all until it was time to drop them off.

"Bye little angels," I said to them after fixing Abby's bag on her shoulder. She was slowly growing into hers because at first, it was oversized for her. Aiden though still had to hunch his shoulders to carry it, he might have been older but Abby was taller. I made a mental note to get them both new bag packs the next time I went to the mall.

"Bye Chris," they echoed together and took each other's arms as they always did when I dropped them off every morning. It was always heartwarming to see how much they depended and cared for each other even so young.

"You'll come to get us right?' Aiden turned to me and asked.

"Always, little genius," I told him with a smile. I leaned lower to brush their hair and gave them