Mission To Remarry

The next day at the Farwell residence, the kids woke up and were worried when they found out their parents didn't come home last night.

“Archie, let's call Mommy's phone!” Benny nudged his brother's arm.

Unease had been churning in the pit of the kids' stomachs ever since coming home from school yesterday.

They recalled the last time something happened to Roxanne and were concerned when they didn't hear back from Lucian and her.

Archie nodded with a frown, dialing Roxanne's number.

Benny's face fell when the dial tone went on for a long while. “What if something bad happened to Mommy...”

“No, Mr. Lawson said Mommy is away on a business trip. Maybe she's traveling and can't answer the phone,” Archie reassured. “How about we try Daddy's phone? Why didn't he come home either?”

he nodded, and Archie called Lucian.

with a call from the kids and glanced at her laying still in the hospital bed.

grazed his fingertips over her pale cheek, which didn't garner a response.

started ringing a while later. He fished it out to see

fought the heavy emotions before answering

normal alleviated the kids' worry.

Estella crowded forward before Archie

to Mommy,” the little

at Roxanne in bed, his gaze darkening. “She's on a business trip and isn't

her phone when we called.”

turned it off before saying, “Mommy is very busy.

his fingertips over her pale cheek, which didn't

kids nodded reluctantly. “Okay,

sighed in relief at