I didn't see the camera.
That's what I kept thinking later, when everything started to unravel. I didn't see the flash, didn't notice the local photographer making her rounds, didn't realize that the moment Ethan spun Lily in the air while I laughed beside them was being immortalized forever.
I was too busy being happy.
"Again, Daddy! Again!" Lily shrieked as Ethan caught her and lifted her up, her red dress spinning like a top.
"I'm getting too old for this," he groaned, but he was grinning as he set her down. "One more and then you need to give my back a break, kiddo."
"You're not old," I said, sliding my arm around his waist. "You're just out of shape."
His mouth dropped open in mock offense. "Out of shape? I'll have you know I chop wood every morning."
"Uh-huh. And when's the la
