Ben glared at the interrupting device. He gently laid Tina down on the mattress as Lucy picked up the phone.

"Hello?"

Ben watched Lucy's smile slip away into a look of shame. "I'm so sorry! We'll be right there."

"What happened? Who was that?" Ben asked in concern.

"Daphne. We forgot to pick up Christopher!" Lucy said with a guilty expression.

"Oh! I am a bad mother!" Tina wailed.

"No you're not! We just got carried away and lost track of the time. I'll go get him. We'll have to postpone our 'nap' until later," Ben said as Tina looked up at him from the bed, her silky hair fanning...