"Henry, you're amazing! You memorized it so quickly."

Sheila's voice was full of praise.

"That's because you're such a great teacher, Miss Sheila," Henry replied, his voice bright and cheerful.

Jessica's eyes immediately dimmed at the exchange.

Timothy, on the other hand, smiled with satisfaction and told Jessica to bring the suitcase inside.

He strode off toward the living room.

Jessica wheeled the suitcase into the bedroom, grabbed her pajamas, and headed for a shower.

She turned on the faucet; the steady rush of water was loud enough to drown out the laughter coming from the other room.

When Timothy returned, Henry ran over with an affectionate "Dad!"

Timothy sat down, and Henry quickly pulled out his notebook.

I finished copying 'A Mother's Love' a hundred times. Can you check

told him-rather sternly-to copy "A Mother's Love" a hundred times. Henry had felt hurt by his father's tone and had called Sheila to vent. Sheila, gentle as always, comforted him and even made the trip

He ruffled Henry's hair. "You did great. Was it

"I'm not tired. Miss Sheila sat with me and copied it a hundred times too. If you want to give a reward, give it

out of Timothy's arms and snuggled up

Henry's, smiling fondly. "I'm just happy to spend time with you, Henry—I don't need anything. But you, young man, your handwriting is so neat, and you memorized the whole poem. You deserve a reward. Go on, tell

then looked at Timothy. "Tomorrow's Saturday. I want you to take me to

never actually taken Henry to the amusement park together with Jessica. Now that Jessica was back, this was the perfect

He agreed.

over

Sheila for the amusement park, and

checked his watch-it was getting late-and told Henry it was time for

to Sheila, insisting she take

was about to call after Sheila, wanting

her, he'd try to line up more opportunities for her. But the words stuck in his throat. Better to wait until everything was certain before saying anything-no need to raise expectations only to have things change at the

went upstairs, Timothy picked up

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