FULL CIRCLE
Chapter 54
Somehow Miles was not surprised to see that the bedroom was decorated in shades of pink. Mikayla was looking like a princess sitting up in bed in a pink nightgown. He took a seat on the edge of the bed and said, "So you want me to read you a story."
She nodded happily and handed him the preferred story book, "Patches, The Patchwork Kitten". "This one."
"Okay, Kid, I'll do my best. But I'm telling you that this "Big Brother" role is a whole new experience for me."
Mikyla moved over so she could look at the book with him and commanded, "Read!"
He began to read. "Patches is a kitten. Patches is a pretty kitten. She has brown and white and yellow and orange fur. She has a funny nose. It is black. Black like ink."
Rachelle was telling her husband, "I need to check on something upstairs."
He watched her hurry up the stairs, a tender expression in his eyes. She had the ability to draw people in and she'd drawn him to her. She'd helped him through his grief and showed him a world beyond what he'd known. A world where work didn't seem as important as family. Now tht he had Kayla, he was beginning to regret his strained relationship with Miles.
Rachelle silently peeked into the bedroom and smiled at what she saw. Both brother and sister were totally engrossed in the story book. She withdrew and made her way onto the master bedroom.
"'Meow, meow' goes Patches. 'Hiss, hiss' go the kittens," Miles read, sounding more like a snake than an angry cat.
Mikayla disolved into giggles and he waited patiently for her to stop so he could continue.