Come on, we have three of ‘em

My cell phone began buzzing like an angry bee on the desk next to me.

“Hello.”

“Hey baby,” Rebecca’s voice came through the tiny speaker on the phone. “We’re headed back.”

“We?” I asked.

“I took Colton with me.”

The long, guilt-filled silence lingered between us as I realized Colton had been unusually quiet since she left.

“I…uh…I knew that.”

“Wow. Best dad ever today, huh?”

“Come on, we have three of ‘em, do I really have to keep track of them all?”