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Gavin: That made my whole day. Tell her thank you.
Gavin: Actually, would it be okay if I FaceTimed you and Emma so I can tell her thank you face-to-face?
Me: Absolutely! She’d love that :)
“Emma, honey, Gavin’s going to call us to say hi.”
A minute later, my phone rings with a FaceTime call.
I sit down on the stool next to Emma and position the phone so we’re both on screen, then answer it.
His handsome face appears on screen. “Hey, ladies. How’s your evening going?”
“Pretty good,” Emma says. “Mom made girl dinner.”
“Nice. I bet it’s yummy,” Gavin says.
Emma nods.
“She did make it a point to tell me that you’re better at making funny faces with the food.”
“Yeah, you are. Way better,” Emma says to Gavin.
He laughs. “I’m honored you think that. Emma, thanks so much for that picture you drew me. I love it.”
She smiles even bigger. “You do?”
“Oh, yeah. Seeing that picture was the best part of my day.”
That warm feeling in my chest deepens.
“Would it be okay if you hang it up on the fridge?” he asks.
Emma’s face brightens.
“Yeah, of course,” I say.
“So what’d you do in school today? Anything fun?” Gavin asks Emma.
She starts talking about how they learned about the Pony Express in social studies class.
“When I was little, I asked Mom if I could have a pony, but she said no.”
I chuckle and shake my head. “Not sure how we would have made that work in the small apartment we lived in at the time,” I say.
“I’ve gotta side with your mom, kiddo. Ponies in the house are a no-go.”
Emma makes a mock-pouty face, which makes Gavin and me laugh at the same time.
“Oh, and then we played indoor hockey for PE,” Emma says.
“That sounds fun,” he says.
“It was! I scored a goal.”
“Nice job,” Gavin says. “Did you check anybody into the boards?”
Emma laughs. “No, silly. That’s not allowed at school.”
