“You really mean that?”
“Yes, I do.”
“So you like kids?”
“Yep. Two of my favorite people on this earth are my nephew and niece, who are six and five. Kids have a simplistic way of seeing the world that adults forget as life gets ever more complicated, and I for one appreciate the reminder that it’s the little things in life that make it worth living.”
“Things like digging for geoducks?”
“Or throwing a football on a long, sandy beach.”
“Or running as fast as you can just because.”
“All of that.”
Conversation about other simple joys in life held their attention all the way to the kitchen store, where they were promptly distracted by their hunt for a mixer for Lindsay. With the assistance of the store’s manager, they picked the best one in stock, and Henry carried it to the counter to
