Page 77 of Love Comes in Small Packages

“What we didn’t expect was to find you making out in the kitchen,” said Daniel, their fourteen-year-old.

“It’s gross,” agreed Ezekiel, who was twelve.

“It’s love,” Clark said.“You have so much of it around you all the time, you take it for granted.Varmints.”

And with that he wrapped his arm around Ellie’s neck and kissed her again.

And all she could think about was that they really had done it right.

Their kids were surrounded by an overflow of love, and there was more love to be had as they forged new relationships with Ty and Melanie.

She and Clark had a lot.But what they had most of was love.

That was a beautiful thing.