After Miles Ackerley left, Leslie Green returned home and saw Broderick Ackerley getting ready to head out.
"Aren’t you going to see your brother off?"
“What for? It’s not like he’s disappearing for good.”
Leslie squinted at him, rubbing her chin like she was studying something.
"Wow, that cold, huh? Then tell me this, Brody—if we have a baby boy someday, will you treat him the same way you treat Miles?"
Broderick paused, thinking seriously for a moment. "Nope. No matter if it’s a boy or girl, I’ll love them like they’re precious gems."
That wasn’t the answer she expected.
Leslie blinked. “Wait, why?”
“Because they’ll be from you. You’ll have carried them inside you for months and gone through all that pain to bring them into this world. That’s more than enough fo
