Thanks, Vicki,
I'm loving all the feedback. This story has been sitting on my hard-drive mostly finished for months. I thought posting it would give me the incentive to finish it, and I was right.
I decided that the kids fit better in a sequel, but they're probably on the way. I'm leaning toward option 2 as well. As you can tell, this story happens over a very short period of time, so we'll get them in there somewhere. I think.
