Where did you get that ring

soft blue, the rocking chair by the window, and the stuffed elephant he refused to sleep without.

Valerie saw him under structured terms.

At first, she raged.

Then she negotiated.

Then, slowly, when rage stopped working, she began to show up.

Not perfectly.

Not humbly.

But consistently enough that Mason smiled when he saw her.

Alexander hated that it hurt.continue reading …