Mated to Four
I carried the tray toward the west terrace, the place where Hayden usually spent time with Henry whenever the weather behaved.
When I slid the door open, the sight in front of me melted my chest.
Hayden was crouched beside Henry, teaching him how to form a snowball. Henry was only three years old, but his small hands were already quick—his enthusiasm even bigger than his tiny body.
“Press it gently, not too hard. If it’s too dense, it’ll break,” Hayden said.
“But Daddy, this snow is naughty,” Henry complained while trying again.
Hayden laughed—low and warm, the kind of laugh that always did something to my heart.