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“Whatever you want is what we’ll do.”
Thad had said this same thing when making decisions about the house remodel. However, if something was important to him, he spoke up. For example, he’d wanted subway tile in the kitchen. His desire for something old-fashioned and simple warmed my heart. I would never have to wonder where this man was or who he was with. He would always return to Chloe and me.
Thad hoisted Chloe up into his arms, and the three of us danced together. Chloe, despite protests, had grown tired. Soon, she grew limp, falling asleep on Thad’s chest in the middle of the song.
“I think that means it’s time for us to go home,” Thad said to me.
I smiled up at him. “I guess it does. Do you mind leaving so early?”
“Going home with you? It’s never too early for that.”
The three of us slipped away quietly, not wanting to interrupt the fun. Someday, the others would have children of their own, and their evenings would be cut short. Like me, they would never regret having a precious child to love with all their heart.
Family. No matter if a person’s born into a good one or finds it later in the scattered and broken pieces, a family provides a safe haven, beacon, and way home.
