Three years later...
Ruby
I rushed around the house, opening all the windows to rid the smell of paint fumes. Aiden, who I now called Dad, had been busy decorating the nursery. Getting it ready for my baby brother, who was due any day now.
Mom and Aiden dated for a few months after Washington. They then fell in love and decided that they wanted to become a proper family. So they got married. Mom let him adopt me, just in case the cancer returned. So now I had a double-barrel surname, Ruby Knight-Prescott.
It was a real mouthful to say, so I only used ‘Prescott’ for school.
Mom seemed more aware of her mortality after having cancer. She decided that life was too short. Luckily, Mom had the all-clear two years ago, and she and Dad were now having a baby. Mom wasn’t sure if that was goin
