"...and, finally! Amanda gets her cookies, made with love by her Mom and Dad. Each one of them tastes so good but, of course! She can't finish the entire jar in a single day."
Nathaniel's voice resonated in the bedroom as he finished reading the storybook for Lorianne. Both of them lay on the bed, with the little girl curled under the fluffy blanket.
Elsie was in the living room. Some nights, she was there when Nathaniel read Lorianne a story before bed. In others, she left the father and daughter alone to bond more.
Blinking her round brown eyes, Lorianne stared at Nathaniel. Her short arms hugged a bunny plushie. She was dressed in a pair of yellow pajamas with pink hearts.
"Daddy," Lorianne opened her mouth, giggles spilling from her lips, "Can we bake cookies like Amanda and her mom and her dad too? Cookies with many many chocolate chips."
