Thank you very much for your feedback, Terry. I'm glad my story meet your expectations, though I thought you had something different in mind. Like more conflict, more snapping and a longer way back to a stable relationship.

When you posted your challenge, I remembered this comic: You should have asked

I don't think that Clark would be quite as inattentive as the husband portrayed there.

I liked the poem, though I can't honestly claim that I completely understand it. I guess I'll have to look up a few words, when I find the time.

Blueowl, thanks for reading and commenting. I'm relived that you liked my impromptu kids. The last few weeks were rather stressful and I didn't have much time for character development or writing or anything else for that matter. Glad that Nate worked out okay for you.

It's never too dark to be cool. cool