As we were heading for the car, he came running out of the house holding the jar.
« Just in case, » he said.
« Just in case what? » I asked.
Eli shrugged.
« You never know. »
I laughed and buckled him into his seat.
Looking back, that was the moment the whole thing started.
***
The store was busy that day.
We grabbed a cart and worked our way through the aisles. Eli helped me pick apples, argued passionately about cereal, and spent five minutes deciding which yogurt flavor was objectively superior.
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