Page 95 of Wait for Me

“I can think a lot, Mommy.”

“I’ll come back and we can see each other again. Wait for me, and pray that God will bring us back together again.”

“God can do that?”

“Of course. God can do anything.” Marie gave him another hug. “Mommy loves you very much.”

“I love you first,” Jonas said, his competitive streak showing.

“Technically, God loves us first.”

“He did?”

“Yep.”

“Do you love Daddy too?” Jonas asked.

That was an unexpected question.

The atmosphere in the foyer stilled. The two men at the door stopped talking.

Marie assumed that Logan was probably waiting to hear her answer too.

Maybe it was time to start telling the truth, and face the truth about their lives together and apart.

“Yes, Jonas,” Marie confessed. “I’ve always loved your daddy.”

Logan cleared his throat.

Marie ignored him. “Now, Jonas. I have one more job for you.”

“Wow! Two jobs!” Jonas put up four fingers. “I’m going to be rich!”

“Rich in heavenly things,” Marie corrected him.

“What’s the other job?”

“Will you keep an eye on your daddy? He needs you.” Marie got to her feet and patted Jonas’s head.

“One eye?” Jonas asked. “What about the other eye?”

“What?”

“You said to keep one eye on Daddy. What do I do with the other eye?”

Marie glanced at Logan, who didn’t say a word. Keenan was also watching her trying to respond to this child. “Let me rephrase that. Will you take care of Daddy while I’m at work?”

“Sure!” Jonas spread out his hands. “He doesn’t have a job. Mostly he sits and stares out the window.”

Logan coughed.

“I’ll wait in the car,” Keenan said and exited the door.

“Does he?” Marie held Jonas’s hand and walked him to the front door.

“Yep! Maybe I can share my two jobs with him.” Jonas looked at Logan. “Daddy, do you need a job?”

Logan kept a straight face. “You got one for me?”

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