Into the Darkness at Home
Katherine and Peggy watched the day slip into evening as both felt the exhaustion from trying to keep the kids amused and unafraid. Everyone’s emotions and thoughts were running a bit wild, of course, which is something that would not be cured with just a good night’s sleep, assuming such a thing could even be achieved. Not having the guys around was beginning to get scary.
The kids were in the middle of a Monopoly game, so Katherine and Peggy poured themselves wine and sat by the window, watching the sun go down.
“Peg, I just can’t stop thinking about our guys, tall and short. Funny, but they’ve gone on so many hiking trips together over the years, or those fishing and rafting trips, and yet I never felt worried. I realize it’s because we actually haven’t been
