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?”

face crumpled as he nodded,

phone light up with a call from the kids and glanced at her laying still in the hospital bed. He pondered

kids are worried about you.” He grazed his fingertips over her pale cheek, which didn't

phone started ringing a while later. He fished it out to see it was a call from the kids.

knitted, and he fought the heavy emotions before answering neutrally,

sounding like normal

crowded forward before Archie could

Mommy,” the

looked at Roxanne in bed, his gaze darkening. “She's on a business trip and isn't with me now. Didn't Mr. Lawson tell you that?”

when we

nightstand, and he turned it off before saying, “Mommy is very busy. She will call you back when

The kids are worried about you.” He grazed his fingertips

nodded reluctantly. “Okay, we got

sighed in relief at their compliance.