I Was Hired To Seduce My Boss
And I sit in the middle of it all, my heart so full it aches.
"Grandma," Lily says, her mouth full of bread. "Do you want to hear a story?"
"A story?"
"Yes. I made it up myself."
"I would love to hear it."
She launches into a tale about a princess who fought dragons and a knight who was actually a frog. It is chaotic, nonsensical, and absolutely perfect.
I listen, and I laugh, and I feel the years of loneliness melt away. After lunch, I help Zoe with the dishes.
She stands beside me at the sink, her hands in the warm water, her belly pressed against the counter.