Cesidia blinks when she hears the tears in his voice. “Oh Dhar.” She hugs him back tightly. “Please forgive me, I was just playing with you. I could never be mad at you.”

Arthur deepens it and picks her up. He sits on the bed and sets her in his lap.

Jonathan smiles happily and takes his suit jacket off and runs his hands through his hair to mess it up. He takes Eric’s hand. “I want to show you something.” He leads him into a small hidden nook, and into a hidden clearing. A tall flowering tree stands in the center, a swing hanging from its boughs and a stone ornate bench stands in the corner.