I coughed, an attempt to conceal my amusement at the very large family I had suddenly acquired, and Mark gave me a bland stare and continued.
“Her mother was supposed to come take care of the kids while Nell was in the hospital, but she got tied up at home, and we weren’t sure…. And then on top of that, we really had to scramble to get tickets.”
“Our seats are in the nosebleed section,” I added helpfully.
The clerk looked confused. “But the arena isn’t—”
“Figure of speech.” I gave him a little grin, inviting him to share the joke with me. “Well, at least my sweet Nell finally gave me that boy we’ve been trying for. Little Dan,” I announced proudly and reached into my back pocket as if to withdraw my wallet. “I’ve got pictures—”
“No! No one wants to see.” Mark gave me a look that clear
