Chapter 32: I Want You

"Daddy, Mommy looks so pretty today," told Kenzie with dreamy eyes and a smile not to be ignored.

She looked at her mother, and back to her father, waiting for an answer. 

Ethan was dividing the chicken pops between the two kids when Kenzie remarked. It made him smile and look up to Samantha. He agreed, "Your Mommy is... always pretty."

It had only been recently that Ethan had been willingly and clearly expressing appreciation, and that was towards Samantha. No one else.

"Of course, they will always think that their Mommy is pretty," Samantha countered, trying to hide the blush on her face, but the truth was, she prepared for that special lunch.

She wore a dress she had not worn in years. It was one of her mother's dresses; a plain navy blue, ruffled sleeve dress with semi-plunging neckline.

Her wavy hair was down to her shoulders as usual, but that day, Samantha put on a little makeup over her face and wore her mother's pendant. <