Life is Full of Fleeting Dreams
"Lucy, I need to go. Eat on time, lock the doors and take care of yourself. I'll be home soon. Wait for me."
Beep. Beep. Beep.
The line went dead.
Not that it mattered. Lucy wasn't worried. Marilyn would update her soon enough.
Sure enough, within minutes, another video arrived.
Shawn said, "Daddy, my birthday wish is to have a little sister."
Sharon clapped excitedly. "Sister! Sister!"
Steven didn't refuse. He simply smiled at them. "Then Daddy will try."
Then he turned to Marilyn.
The camera caught the soft curve of his lips, the warmth in his eyes. "What do you think, Mommy?"