Ashley Munoz

She laughed into the phone again, and it was like some poetic shit, like someone had opened the clouds, letting the sun shine through.

I slid inside, next to Bexley, while Cole buckled in next to Bella’s seat in the back. I started reversing, not hating at all how normal this felt, how having them all in my car with me felt like I’d finally found that thing I’d been missing and ignoring for the past ten years of my life.

Ryan watched the kids snuggle in, Bella getting under a blanket, near Cole’s elevated leg; his face was so peaceful, like watching them made him feel at peace.