The afternoon sun was hot as Susan sat on the front steps of the house and watched Cosmo. He was squatting on the cement driveway pulverizing small pebbles with his new hammer. His hair was standing up on all ends as it stuck out from the wrap around strap of the huge safety goggles he wore. He had on his favorite Thomas the Tank Engine tee shirt and jean shorts. There were five band aids on his tanned legs...three of which didn't cover anything at all. He just liked them. He was so intent on what he was doing. She smiled and thought about going inside for her camera.
"Hey Cos," she called. "Mom is going in to get some ice water. Would you like a juice or a popsicle?" He looked up and then shook his head before going back to 'work'. Susan chuckled and pulled herself up from the steps. She shifted her left shoulder and cringed a bit. That was a strange feeling. She must have twisted it somehow. Sheesh...Chuck and his 'interesting positions'. She opened the front door and stepped inside. They'd opened windows rather than turned the air conditioning on. She glanced around the pretty livingroom and smiled. She loved having a house. She looked at the clock and headed for the kitchen. She filled a glass with ice water from the refrigerator and shook her head. She was working the night shift in another 4 hours when Chuck came home. She hoped this nagging head ache would go away. Susan picked up the camera from the kitchen counter and carried her water back through the livingroom to the front door. She shook her head again and then...