At Brenda’s birthday, he helped put one candle on her cake.
My sister asked him, “What did you wish for when your mom was pregnant?”
Ben grinned.
“I already got it.”
Then he dipped one finger into the cake and dabbed frosting onto Brenda’s nose.
Right then, Brenda grabbed a fistful of frosting and smeared it across his shirt.
Ben stared down at himself.
Then he dipped one finger into the cake and dabbed frosting onto Brenda’s nose.
“Okay,” he said. “Maybe I should’ve been more specific.”