Chapter 38

“Where’s Daddy?” he asked her.

“Here I am.” Cisco came jogging up. He nodded somberly. “It’s good to see you, Quinn. I heard about Ms. Novotny. I’m sorry for your loss.”

“Thank you.” We shook hands. “How is Cara Mia?”

“She’s good, thanks. She’s resting, so I picked up this little speed demon from summer camp.”

“Isn’t Sunday a little young to be away from home?”

“It’s just for a few hours a day, a few days a week for a month.”

“We made clay animals!” she exclaimed. “Tomorrow we’re going to put the… the glaze on them, Daddy?”

“Yes, that’s the right word, munchkin. And then what’s Ms. Lucy going to do?”

“Cook them!”

Bryan bit his lip and looked away, and I pretended to cover a cough so she wouldn’t see my amusement. “Who will you give it to?” I asked.

“The baby!”

“Do you know something, Sunny Sunday?” I crouched down so that we were at eye level. “You’re going to be a wonderful big sister.”