A Year Later

"Mommy, I'm going fishing with daddy," said Max as he got ready to go with Julian to the pond in the park nearby. Julian kissed me on my forehead as I breastfed my two-month-old, beautiful daughter whom we named Meryl Analaise Henderson. I nodded and smiled at both of them tenderly.

"Be careful and listen to your Daddy," I told him but he had run off to get his toy fishing gear already.

"Take some rest, Cassie. I'll be treating Max to ice cream afterwards," he told me.

"Sure, don't forget to get some for me," I said to him making him chuckle.

"I can't wait for...