Sitting in nothing but a paper gown was bad. Listening to Heather and Danielle fight was worse. All illusions of what a mother daughter bond should look like quickly dissolved before Ella’s eyes .The tension in the air was so thick she could feel it wrap around her lungs and begin to squeeze. “Why can’t […]

    Howard nodded dumbly, his profound embarrassment with his childish act had stilled his tongue and rendered him incapable of speech. Anita efficiently stripped his wet overalls and undies from his diminutive body, set the stopper on the tub and twisted the taps on the tub to begin filling it with warm water. The […]

I grinned. “Can I get a side shot?” I asked. Peter turned side on and folded his arms. He began to look toward me so I quickly took a snap, then another as his eyes met the lens. “Cool… and the back.” I asked. He turned away from me and I took a snap. “Cool.” […]

  Dorothy stood and watched, Relena could see her in the mirror, could see that smile on her face that Lisa did not see. Relena sat there, passively, as the maid finished drying her hair, then freed it from the towel and began to brush it out. She braided in near her temples, and then […]

“It’s very cool.” He said quickly, looking around with a confused look on his face. He could have sworn he was looking at a full nursery; even the Pampers scent was gone. “I must be going crazy!” he thought to himself. “Kind of feel like you’re going crazy, huh?” the girl said to him. “What?” […]

  David sat perched on a swing and as his mother stepped outside, he noticed her. “Mummy!” he yelped before jumping to the ground and running toward her. “David my darling!” his mother gushed. They embraced. “I’ve missed you so much!” she told him, before breaking the hug and looking him up and down. “I […]

  She just snorted and muttered something under her breath about men being incompetent to handle their own affairs much less take care of a baby. She said, “I’ll take care of Gina. I’ll need to borrow your study for use as a temporary nursery.” “We have a spare bedroom we aren’t using. Can’t you […]