Melanie Travis 06 - Hush Puppy
“When beer and pizza both ran out, my impromptu guests finally began to drift away. Davey fell into bed, exhausted, shortly after the last one left.
I’d wanted to think that my son had missed me as much as I’d missed him during the day we’d been apart, but the welcome-back hug I tried to deliver shortly after my arrival had been firmly rebuffed.
“Mom!” he’d wailed, his voice floating through two octaves. “You made Mario fall off the cliff !”
Beside him on the couch, Joey chortled happily. I gues...sed that meant it was his turn at the controls now.
Alice tried to reassure me by saying that my son’s reaction meant he was well-adjusted. That sounded like a large dose of psychobabble to me, and I made sure I got my hug later that night when Davey went to bed.
My son was drowsy and warm, and his hair smelled like popcorn. He was wearing his favorite superhero pajamas, the ones that came with a cape. He’d been too busy to notice the bandage on my arm, and I’d declined to bring it up.MoreLess
I’d wanted to think that my son had missed me as much as I’d missed him during the day we’d been apart, but the welcome-back hug I tried to deliver shortly after my arrival had been firmly rebuffed.
“Mom!” he’d wailed, his voice floating through two octaves. “You made Mario fall off the cliff !”
Beside him on the couch, Joey chortled happily. I gues...sed that meant it was his turn at the controls now.
Alice tried to reassure me by saying that my son’s reaction meant he was well-adjusted. That sounded like a large dose of psychobabble to me, and I made sure I got my hug later that night when Davey went to bed.
My son was drowsy and warm, and his hair smelled like popcorn. He was wearing his favorite superhero pajamas, the ones that came with a cape. He’d been too busy to notice the bandage on my arm, and I’d declined to bring it up.MoreLess
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