Victoria grabbed him, holding him tightly. "I've missed you, son."

"Yeah, me too."

After a moment, she released him and he sat down at the kitchen table while Victoria poured him a glass of sweet tea. Seth took a long sip, which tasted heavenly. "Now tell me what you've been up to," Victoria asked.

Seth told Victoria all about going to his Great Uncle Herman's house, to the St. John's Farmer's Market, and working in his garden. Then he paused for a moment. How ...