Aurora Dupont asked again, "I'm satisfied that you can say that. Well, your dad will be on a business trip for two days and won't be back until the night after tomorrow. Do you miss him?"
Isaac Dupont nodded, "I miss him a little."
"Just a little?"
Mila Dupont chimed in from the side, "I... I miss daddy very much. I miss him soooo much, this much, this much!"
As she spoke, Mila even gesticulated, trying hard to express the full extent of her sentiment.
Isaac looked at her, his expression cool.
"Mommy, do you miss daddy?" Mila asked again, "Daddy is away on a business trip, so you will have to sleep alone. Are you afraid to sleep alone, Mommy?"
"I'm not afraid. Is it because Mila wants to sleep with me, right?"
Mila, finding her little plot exposed, quickly covered her mouth and giggled, "Yes. Mommy, since daddy isn't here, I want to sleep with you."
"No." Aurora refused, "You need to learn to sleep alone. Look at your brother, he sleeps alone."
"But I'm a girl."
