Welcome Back to Apple Grove
““Auntie Grace! Auntie Grace!”
She braced for impact as twin juggernauts launched themselves on top of her and started to chant, “Wake up! We’re here.”
They bounced on her abs and patted her cheeks. They’d gotten heavier.
“Come on,” little Danny pleaded.
“Please?” his twin Joey asked.
How could she resist her hooligan nephews? Pretending she’d only just woken up, she yawned loudly and opened one eye. “Oh my goodness! What are you two doing here?”
The twins giggled. She knew they would. “We’re he...re to play with you.”
They slipped off of her stomach and settled one on each side, in the curve of her arms. “Mommy said ’cause—”
“Because?” Grace placed a kiss on the top of Danny’s head and the tip of Joey’s nose.
“’Cause you missed us to pieces.” Danny’s little face was precious and his expression the mirror image of one she’d seen on her brother-in-law’s face countless times.
“Have I?”
“Sure’s shit.”
Grace drew in a breath.MoreLess
She braced for impact as twin juggernauts launched themselves on top of her and started to chant, “Wake up! We’re here.”
They bounced on her abs and patted her cheeks. They’d gotten heavier.
“Come on,” little Danny pleaded.
“Please?” his twin Joey asked.
How could she resist her hooligan nephews? Pretending she’d only just woken up, she yawned loudly and opened one eye. “Oh my goodness! What are you two doing here?”
The twins giggled. She knew they would. “We’re he...re to play with you.”
They slipped off of her stomach and settled one on each side, in the curve of her arms. “Mommy said ’cause—”
“Because?” Grace placed a kiss on the top of Danny’s head and the tip of Joey’s nose.
“’Cause you missed us to pieces.” Danny’s little face was precious and his expression the mirror image of one she’d seen on her brother-in-law’s face countless times.
“Have I?”
“Sure’s shit.”
Grace drew in a breath.MoreLess
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