Falling For My Ex’s Brother-In-Law
His tiny voice quivered through the phone.
“…that’s Mummy.”
Anna chuckled through tears. “Yes, baby. It’s Mummy.”
“Mummy?” The word was so small, so desperate.
“Mummy is coming home, sweetheart,” she promised, her voice trembling but steady.
“Really, Mummy?”
“Yes,” she said firmly. “But until then, remember the breathing game? In through your nose, out through your mouth. Slowly. Show Mummy how good you are at it.”
I heard sniffles, then the sound of him trying.