Authors: Rachel Ingalls
They had to shade their eyes against the light when they came out. Maria said, ‘That was fun. That was really nice.’
He caught sight of Anna up by the gates. ‘See where Anna is?’ he said to his son. ‘Go tell her to stay there till we catch up.’ The boy ran off. Maria called after him, ‘Thanks for the guided tour.’
‘That kid is wildly in love with you,’ he said.
‘I hope so. In my condition I can use all the encouragement I can get.’
He squeezed her to him and she turned up a smiling face. She breathed in deeply and then let the air out in a long sigh. ‘This is what I’m going to tell my grandchildren about,’ she said. ‘Days like today.’
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