I was remembering a time Sean, Zharia, Jane, and I babysat my niece, Evelyn. She’d been screaming herself silly during dinner until finally Sean just picked her up and gently stroked her back, humming softly. She went right to sleep in his arms, and she cried if he tried to set her down. But when we finally had to leave and Sean put her in her crib, she started to whine. Sean just rubbed her belly with one hand while he held her hand with the other. It was the most precious moment. That was when I knew I wanted to have kids with Sean.
“Hey, buddy. You want a treat?” Bark’s ears perked up and he scrambled to right himself, tail wagging. He followed Remy to the table, where Remy had some leftover scraps from the chicken. We watched closely. It was as if Bark knew he had an audience and want
