But it's for charity
When Rebecca was waiting for him at the end of the day, pamphlet in hand and a grin on her face that other people would call shit-eating, Henry knew that there was something going to happen that he didn't like. He knew his wife
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Not because Henry was uncomfortable, but because they were out as a family and doing something for the community like active members of it. The girls had their little kindergarten groups but Henry and Rebecca hadn't really gotten involved up until one of the other mothers, someone she recognised from their street, begged her to get Henry to participate. Rebecca had hesitated but then the woman had fawned over the girls and her and Henry and frankly she'd signed up before she realised what she was doing.
Now here they were and it was all very professional.
She shifted in her chair and watched.
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Not because Henry was uncomfortable, but because they were out as a family and doing something for the community like active members of it. The girls had their little kindergarten groups but Henry and Rebecca hadn't really gotten involved up until one of the other mothers, someone she recognised from their street, begged her to get Henry to participate. Rebecca had hesitated but then the woman had fawned over the girls and her and Henry and frankly she'd signed up before she realised what she was doing.
Now here they were and it was all very professional.
She shifted in her chair and watched.
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It took her another fifteen minutes until she was satisfied and Henry was allowed on the set, the suit a bit tighter than expected and comfortable, Eve dozing on his left arm while Lily tried to escape from her dress on his right. Thank God for small favors? Because at the very least the girls had enough hair for the lady to understand that there were no hair bows necessary.
"Henry! I can call you Henry, right?" The photographer was way too young to be a professional. "Let's get the three of you on the couch first, neatly in a row. Yes, thank you!"
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For once in her life Lily managed to sit still for five minutes, smiling her sweetest smile as Eve just cocked her head at the scenery and then at the camera like she was examining some alien landscape.
"Evey, you can smile, love." Rebecca called and the girl glanced at her and then twitched her mouth up a little. "You too, Henry." She added and grinned at him.
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But it was clear that Rebecca was enjoying herself, so he sat up right and tried to smile, putting his arms back so the girls could lean against them. "Do you need more of us on the couch?"
"Uh." The photographer looked up from her camera, smiled. "You're a beautiful p- you make a beautiful picture. All three of you, of course. But yes, no. Yes, get up. You can hold both of them on your arms? Or do they stand yet? You can squat down with them while they're standing next to you?"
"Of course they can stand already." He put the girls on the ground before squatting down. Eve clearly didn't like the unfamiliar surroundings and clung to him, but Lily felt like this was a sign to start crawling towards her mother.
"How long is this going to last?"
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