Heather"Look, Mommy! Isn't this dress beautiful?" Avery exclaimed, pointing to a mannequin. The joy in her voice was infectious, and I found myself swept up at the moment. These moments we were constructing together, brick by brick, laugh by laugh, were the building blocks of a cherished bond. Avery, Luka, Theo. and Dunstan were my pack now."Absolutely stunning, just like you," I replied, seeing her beam brighter than the twinkle in her eye.Luka, ever the adventurer, had already dashed off to the next store. I enjoyed watching his light brown hair make a mess of halo around his head as he called out, "Mom, Dunstan, come see this!" He stood before a display of sports jackets. "These are cool, right?""Very cool," Dunstan affirmed, ruffling Luka's hair in a fatherly gesture that made something inside me ache softly. The bond they were forming was undeniable, and it warmed my heart to see Luka finding a father figure in Dunstan at last. Along with Theo, when I first introduced Dunstan
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