Twelve Months Later, Ethan Came Back With a Sleeping Newborn and a Broken Suitcase
Two tall crystal glasses caught the light from the chandelier overhead.
Richard walked in carrying a silver tray.
He set down the steaks along with a bowl of roasted potatoes.
He poured a dark red wine into both of our glasses, filling each exactly to the halfway mark.
I pulled out my chair and sat down, placing my cloth napkin in my lap.
My mind was still out in the tall grass in the neighboring town.
I kept seeing the abandoned toy sitting in that front yard.