The Wife He Never Loved
He looked down, soaked, betrayed, as his eldest daughter advanced on him with the ferocity of a tiny conquering admiral, water gun blazing.
“SURRENDER, DRAGON!” she howled.
Theo came in low and fast on the flank, swinging the green pool noodle with both hands and a battle scream of his own, catching Jason across the shins.
Jason, six feet of reformed dangerous man who had once made grown criminals flinch, clutched his heart and toppled dramatically out of his chair onto the grass.
“I’m hit! The mighty dragon is slain! Aria, avenge me…”
“You’re on your own,” said Aria, helpless with laughter.