Reigniting an old flame.

“Have you washed your hands?” Anna asked both of the twins again to which they nodded this time around. She left the restroom holding both of her children’s hands and trying to ask herself if this was the time she should start making her excuses to leave. After all, she had stayed to mingle with the crowd and had stayed away from Sophie. But as she spied the MC speaking on the stage, she decided to wait just a little bit. After the speech was over, she could leave.

She guided her children to sit at an unoccupied table and beckoned to one of the servers.

“Please can you keep an eye on them for me?” She asked the young girl, slipping her a $20 bill. The young server nodded, and Anna thanked her before going in search of her parents.

Just as she turned a corner however, she heard the voice of the person she was trying hard to avoid.

“I mean, what kind of person gets pregnant and doesn’t know who the father is?” Sophie’s loud voice cackled. Anna spied her sister talking to a few guests wh