4 YEARS LATER
MEGHAN
"Hi Mommy!" Gracie exclaimed as she saw me walking through the door: she immediately dropped her Barbie and ran at top speed toward me, jumping into my arms and rubbing her face into my neck.
"Hi, baby!" I smiled, holding her tight. "How was your day?"
"Good," she smiled. "The teacher gave me three stars because I did super well and colored aaaall of the drawings!"
"Really? And what did you color?"
"The pictures of Ariel! Daddy got them from the teacher so we took them home and later we hang them in my room so it gets even prettier!"
"Ah, that sounds like a fantastic idea," I said, putting her down and taking off my jacket. "And where are Dad and the twins?"
"In the kitchen, cooking," she replied. Then, with a conspiratorial grin, she motioned for me to g
