I thought I could sneak out of there without seeing anyone else, but it didn’t work out that way. Micah was carrying in bags of groceries when I got to the parking lot and asked me to help him out.
He was also carrying David, so I took the wiggling toddler instead of the bags of food.
“Gee, thanks,” Micah said with a scowl.
I tossed David in the air and smiled at his squeal. I felt lighter with him, like everything was going to be okay. I knew the feeling wouldn’t last so I decided to hold on to it as long as possible.
“Happy to help,” I said to Micah, following him inside to the kitchen. “I’ve missed this little guy.”
“Yeah, all the time you were spending with Briella has left David without his buddy.” He sounded more than a little irritated. He wasn’t the only one.
I nodded and pre
