Bared To You
Love Egbejalestay off my operating tablegoodbye icu husband—hello new life
And then I stepped forward and wrapped her up and lifted her clean off the ground the way I always had since she was small enough that it made her squeal, spinning her in a wide arc until she was shrieking with delight, the sound of it spilling bright across the quiet afternoon.
There it is, I thought.
"Aw, what a touching scene." Julian's voice arrived from behind us, dry as paper, carrying exactly the brand of amused condescension he deployed whenever he stumbled onto something genuine. "I should take a photo to commemorate this historic occasion."
I released Annabeth, who settled against my side with one arm looped around my waist and, without missing a beat, raised her free hand and flip