Doing me to the fullest
He was wearing his favorite dinosaur hoodie, the hood with the felt spikes flopping behind him as he ran toward the swings.
"Careful, Leo! The ground is still slick from the rain!" I called out, my voice carrying a warmth I only ever showed him.
"I’m a T-Rex, Mommy! T-Rexes don't slip!" he shouted back, his laughter a bright, silver sound that filled the hollow places in my chest.
I sat on a wooden bench, smoothing my professional slacks. I tried to relax, to let the "Dr. Miller" persona melt away for an hour, but my skin felt tight. I could feel a prickle at the back of my neck—that familiar, heavy sensation of being watched.
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