ONE More Time to make it right
Back at the apartment, Alice went through their evening routine - dinner (mashed peas for Charlie, a quick sandwich for herself), bath time (which resulted in more water on Alice than in the tub), and then settling down for a bedtime story.
"Once upon a time," Alice began, rocking Charlie gently in the old secondhand rocking chair, "there was a brave knight named Charlie..."
By the time she finished the story, Charlie was fast asleep, his long eyelashes fluttering against his chubby cheeks. Alice carefully laid him in his crib, tucking his favorite elephant beside him.
"Sweet dreams, my little knight," she whispered, placing a soft kiss on his forehead.
Exhausted but content, Alice sank onto
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