His Performance Last Night

Jennie turned to Austyn. ‘Daddy, Mummy’s awake now. Can we talk in a normal voice?’ Austyn was dressed in a hotel bathrobe and holding a cup of coffee in one hand. ‘Sure.’ Jennie scampered over to grab Kira’s hand. ‘Mummy, you are late! Joshua and I need to go to school!’ ‘Sorry, honey, Mummy overslept.’ Kira pecked her daughter on the cheek. ‘I’ll—’ ‘Daddy is going to take us to school!’ Jennie said excitedly. It was rare to see the girl getting so enthusiastic about going to school. Kira touched her face. ‘Sure. We’ll all go together.’ ‘There’s still time.’ Austyn stood up. ‘You’ll have breakfast first.’ He took Kira’s hand and led her to the dining table. Kira shook off his hand. ‘I’m not hungry.’ ‘You are not going anywhere.’ Austyn pressed her to sit down. ‘Eat.’ The twins had already had their breakfast. They climbed onto a chair opposite and watched their mother being lectured like a kid. Both kids giggled. Kira worked through her breakfast in a hurry and changed her clothes. Wh