I Won a Five-Star Island Vacation

“Big ones.”

Leo considered this.

Then he whispered, “I don’t like deep water.”

“I know.”

“Grandpa Frank says boys should swim even if they’re scared.”

“Being scared doesn’t make you bad.”

“Will you make me go in?”

I pulled him into my arms.

“Never.”

I meant it.

With everything in me.

Later that morning, the rest of them decided we should spend the day at the continue reading …