Dani parked her pickup in front of her mom’s house and went inside. Two weeks had been way too long and she couldn’t wait to see Mark.
“Mark! Where are you?” she called as she stepped in the door without knocking, like she always did.
“He’s out back playing,” her mother’s voice called back from the direction of the kitchen.
Dani set her purse aside and bypassed the kitchen to go to the door off the family room that led out to the back yard.
“Monkey, where are you?” she said as she stepped out.
“Mom.” He hopped out of the tree and ran her way. Dani caught him against her in a hug that left him pressed against her for several moments.
“I missed you,” Dani said after a moment.
“Missed you too, Momma.”
“Did you have fun?”
Mark pulled away and looked up at her. Dani noticed she didn’t
