“Why are you interrogating me at 3am?” he grunted.
“I didn’t sleep a wink,” she added. “Now that we’re awake, what’s your take on the matter?”
“Maybe it didn’t happen.”
“They forgot. Left us in the dark.”
“Nonsense. They have lots to do. They’ll call when they’re ready.”
He turned over and instantly fell asleep. Swaying curtains by an opened window lulled her to sleep.
Early morning, the ringing of a phone startled them into sitting up.
“Mom, Dad,” their son chirped. “You’re grandparents to a baby girl.”