Skunk’d
It happened after Christmas Eve dinner at my mom’s house. I went out back with the dog, and as per usual, he spied some movement in a distant corner of the yard and gave chase. It’s almost always a rabbit. Sometimes it’s an opossum. Once …
It was me who brought the second twin to the mom, so that both were cradled warmly against her chest. Her husband joined her at the head of the bed, embracing her as they nuzzled and cooed and cried over their newborn son and daughter. …