With Sophia in his arms, John kissed her on the forehead. The two snuggled for a while before heading downstairs.
It was time for dinner. The two of them saw Matilda wiping her hands and ready to go upstairs to inform everyone.
Sophia said, “Mom! Hasn’t Grandma come down?” Sophia’s way of addressing Matilda made her jump in shock.
She smacked her lips with an awkward expression and replied, “You should just call me Madam Flintstone. That way, I won’t feel any gap between us. If you call me Mom, my heart will jump, and I will feel as if I have aged.”
you, I feel weird calling you Mom as
could go between the ladies, John asked, “Do I need to call you by your name
to be my son?
and regretted his decision to
yet. I’m going upstairs to notify her.”
down the stairs, Sophia carefully stretched her limbs. “By the
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