I woke up the next morning when I felt someone hitting me on my head. I opened my eyes and saw Brian standing before me knocking on my forehead like he was knocking on someone’s front door. He was wearing red and blue Spiderman pajamas and green socks.
“Where’s my daddy?” he asked.
I sat up and looked around before realizing that Jay was sleeping beside me. His head was buried beneath the covers, so Brian probably didn’t realize he was there. I nudged him and pulled the covers back a little.
“Jay,” I said, shaking him awake. “Get up.”
He opened his eyes and looked at me and Brian.
“Get up, Daddy,” Brian said, climbing over me to get to his father on the other side of the bed. “I’m hungry.”
Jay sent Brian back to his room with a promise to fix him something to eat in five minutes. Onc
