After dinner, James got up and opened the freezer. "Hmmm," he said, "No ice cream. I'm really craving ice cream."
Molly looked up at her father and smiled, "I could totally go for some cream," she agreed. "Ice cream, I mean."
"Me too," Austin said.
"Tell you what, let me run out and I'll bring back some for all of us," James said.
Molly jumped out of her chair, "I'll come with you, Daddy!" she said, practically clapping her hands with excitement. The young blonde looked back at the table and saw the rest of her family eyeing her oddly. Molly didn't care, she just flounced off after her father.
James' excuses for errands had been getting increasingly thin. First, they were going out for basic things like milk or dishwasher soap. Then it was a trip for all the things he'd forgotten on t
