My luck has changed. Fargory has recovered and is a great brother to little Burono, Stephetto doesn't misbehave, Astro plays with him and Bresse looks after them, although most of the time she doesn't need to because the boys just get on with whatever they're doing. I work, Bresse works, everything is amazing.
Well, we don't have that much money but because both of us work now we will get some more soon. The house isn't fixed up yet, the boys have to sleep in some of the beds my sisters did, but we are getting along fine. I do think something is missing.
Not money or rooms or food. Something else. I liked my sisters. Especially Frella. I have seen how the boys play and I think a girl might be a nice new addition...I don't know what Bresse thinks. She might want to enjoy this for a little longer. I don't mind. I'll let her if that's what she wants. Because I think it should stay like this for a while. And I don't regret marrying her anymore.
Last night Astro and Stephetto asked me to tell them a story. At some point Stephetto had shelved all the books in bizarre places so I said that I would tell them a story about my parents.
"Once upon a time there was a man named Inch. He walked into this house one day and thought that he could start his family there. He married a woman named Sunny. They loved each other through thick and thin. They thought that something was missing from their family, so they tried to find out what it was. They had a baby girl called City. She was the most beautiful thing they had ever made. But they still thought something wasn't right. So they had another child called Paulor."
"That's you, dad!" Astro chirped.
"Yes, that was me. But they still thought something was missing." I replied.
"What was it, Dad? I'm bored." Steph moaned.
"Astro, Steph. This story is what made me want a family so listen. When I grow old, one of you or your brothers will have this house. They need to know this story if they want to inherit this house and continue our family. My parents had two more girls and thought that they were the luckiest people ever known. Unfortunately, they got old and couldn't have any more children. But they said that the best thing you can ever have is a family. I want you to know that. Remember it. Pass it onto your children. Don't let the message die out. Do you remember?" I asked them.
Steph & Astro weren't pleased. They acted like they wouldn't remember it. But deep down I knew they would.
