"Eat up your vegetables" Heather said to her daughter.
"They're nasty" Maria shuddered, "Josh probably wouldn't let me eat them"
"Josh" Heather repeated, stiffening up a little, "You really like him, don't you?"
"He's so cool!" Maria yelled out.
"I guess he is" Heather nodded.
"When are we going to see him again?" Maria asked, "We should go to the park. Maybe even the library. Josh even mentioned that the new 'Frost' movie is coming out this weekend"
"Why do you like him so much?" Heather suddenly asked her daughter.
"Because he's a friend of daddy's"
Heather felt her breath being caught inside of her throat as she looked down at her daughter. For some reason, tears welled up in her eyes as she quickly looked away.
"And that's it?" Heather asked, "No wonder you never liked the other guys I dated"
"They weren't like Josh" Maria countered.
"But I'm not dating Josh"
Heather watched her daughter carefully as she, for once, ate her vegetables. Normally, if Heather brought a guy over to meet her, she would act like a complete princess.
"I think you should" Maria smiled, "He really likes you! I can tell. He just won't admit it to you"
"Really?" Heather responded.
"Yup!" Maria responded, "You like him too. Otherwise, he wouldn't have hung out with us for so long. You never really wanted me to meet other people from daddy's past until he showed up. But I'm glad you started with Josh. I can see why daddy was such great friends with him. Maybe that's why he's here. Daddy probably brought him here in Boston to meet us! I like to think that. He knew that I have been asking about him for so long"
"You have been putting a lot of thought into why we moved to Boston" Heather noted.
"Now I know" Maria smiled.
"I'm glad" Heather smiled back, "Maybe there is a reason why we have all found each other"
"It's like magic" Maria responded, "I would like to think so"
"It must be something like that" Heather muttered as she took a sip from her wine, "Some supernatural force driving us here. Maybe it is daddy after all"
Heather picked up her plate and moved over to the sink to wash her dishes. Her phone suddenly vibrated as 'Josh' appeared across the screen with a text from him. She felt her heart skip a beat, like how it has been recently. Her mouth went dry as she felt the morning coming back into her mind about how Josh could be the one who resurrected Sally.
"I'm done"
"Good girl" Heather turned around, "I'm proud of you. So guess what?"
"What?"
"We'll hang out with Josh"
"Really?"
"Yes" Heather smiled and picked up her phone, "I will see when he's free right now"