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Night Thoughts

           Shehadreadthatday’spaperandthenextday’swithaclosereyethanusual,butshesawnothingshecouldconnectwithJack.Godhelpher,shehadbeenlookingforahit-and-runaccidentorabarroombrawlthathadresultedinseriousinjuriesor…whoknew?Whowantedto?Butnopolicemancametocall,eithertoaskquestionsorwithawarrantempoweringhimtotakepaintscrapingsfromtheWV’sbumpers.Nothing.Onlyherhusband’sonehundredandeightydegreechangeandherson’ssleepyquestiononwaking:

           DidDaddyhaveanaccident?Idreamed…

           ShehadstuckwithJackmoreforDanny’ssakethanshewouldadmitinherwakinghours,butnow,sleepinglightly,shecouldadmitit:DannyhadbeenJack’sfortheasking,almostfromthefirst.Justasshehadbeenherfather’s,almostfromthefirst.Shecouldn’trememberDannyeverspittingabottlebackonJack’sshirt.Jackcouldgethimtoeataftershehadgivenupindisgust,evenwhenDannywasteethinganditgavehimvisiblepaintochew.WhenDannyhadastomachache,shewouldrockhimforanhourbeforehebegantoquiet;Jackhadonlytopickhimup,walktwicearoundtheroomwithhim,andDannywouldbeasleeponlack’sshoulder,histhumbsecurelycorkedinhismouth.

           Hehadn’tmindedchangingdiapers,eventhosehecalledthespecialdeliveries.HesatwithDannyforhoursonend,bouncinghimonhislap,playingfingergameswithhim,makingfacesathimwhileDannypokedathisnoseandthencollapsedwiththegiggles.

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