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"What, you don’t want him? I’m happy to take him back with me"

"No, no, no, I didn’t mean that I want hi me by then, his eyes on Ca smile

"Remember what I told you, sport?"

"Grown-ups always coht to ht We do So I’ll be back, and your et to live together as a family Won’t that be awesome?"

"Awesome!" Cameron responded instantly

After one last kiss on the top of Cameron’s head, Heath left

I carried my child the entire way home I was sure he could have walked soo

We were nearly to the house when , "Mommy misses you--daddy--she misses you so much!"

I blinked rapidly, but that didn’t stop the tears fro my eyes "I miss her too, son So much"

"Iout

That guttedelse "I missed you, too Like you wouldn’t believe But we’ll never be apart again You’re staying with ood"

"You pwoet with the list and Cameron in tow It was an ordeal, but eventually I found everything I needed, and then spent two hours in the toy depart a toddler in the house was an adjustood coo, in every possible piece of dirt on the property "Do you know your uessed

I smiled and patted his head "That’s her name to you, but her name to me is Iris Do you knohat all these flowers are called?"

He looked around They were everywhere He shook his head

"Iris"

His cute little brorinkled "Are you saying my mommy’s a fer?"

"No, but she’s named after a flower, and these are her favorites You think she’ll be happy when she sees how many we have at our house?"

With wide eyes, he nodded