Owen and Lucy back to Mom’s house.
Not because we needed the house.
Because I wanted to give them something they had been denied the night before.
A place at the table.
Mom had made dinner.
There were three extra plates.
She had even moved the twins’ chairs.
When we walked in, she came straight toward my children.
“I’m sorry.”
Lucy looked at her.
“For what?”
“For making you feel unwanted.”
Lucy glanced at me.
Then back at Mom.
“I didn’t like being outside.”
Mom’s eyes filled with tears.
“I
