Evelyn
The red dress was doing exactly what I needed it to do and I knew it before I even turned away from the mirror.
Leo appeared in the doorway behind me with wide eyes, his SpiderMan toy dangling from one hand. "Mama, are we going to the park?"
I turned and crouched down to his level, smoothing the front of his shirt with both hands. "No, love, mama is going to see some very important people today, but aunt Amanda is going to stay here with you and make sure you watch SpiderMan."
He considered this with the gravity of a child evaluating a business proposal. "With ice cream and popcorn?"
I pressed my lips together. "Hmm, with ice cream and popcorn."
His face broke open completely and he was already turning to run when Amanda appeared in the doorway with Julian one step behind her.
