You Are My One and Only

Elizabeth frowned. It’s 6.30PM on a Sunday. Why is he still working?

“Isaac, does this mean you won’t be coming back for dinner?”

“Yes, Gran. Work is piling up lately, so I won’t be going back for dinner for now.”

“Oh, I see. I’ll let Tricia know that you won’t be coming back for dinner then. It’ll just be us tonight.”

Elizabeth moved to end the call, but Isaac called out to her at once.

“Who did you say it was, Gran?”

Elizabeth smirked. I knew I could get a reaction out of you if I mentioned Tricia!

Isaac was indifferent to his old grandma, but not to a pretty young woman.

“I invited Tricia and her three darling children over to dinner. We’ll go ahead and start dinner now since you won’t be joining us.”

“I’m done with work. I’ll be right there.”

The call dropped immediately, and Elizabeth chortled in amusement.

room. Scott and Stellan were eerily similar to Isaac. It

if the three children

only

…

back into the living room. “Sylvie, stop running about. Take a seat and have some

huge, and Patricia worried that Sylvie might get lost if she

an hour. It would not do if that happened while they were guests here at someone

to keep

me keep an eye on your sister. Don’t let her

the two boys

sure Sylvie was not about to scamper off somewhere, Patricia could take a seat

a loud sound coming from Phillip’s room.

went over to

When everything came crashing down on the floor, Sylvie was so startled that she took a few steps

over. “What’s the matter, Old Mr. Arnold? Are you

at her in silence and glanced at the three children

and stretched

would you like some candy? You’ll feel happier when you eat something sweet.

to him. Phillip’s smile widened as

he was trying to convey how sweet it was, but

right? When you eat something sweet, you feel happy too! Let’s not

on the floor and placed them carefully on the table before coming over to tidy up Phillip’s disheveled