-14

“Darling,” Burke said to Regan, “why don’t you stand over there with the steps behind you?”
Regan ran to the spot where Burke pointed and smiled at the camera. Chris couldn’t get over that smile. It lit up everything.
Click. Rhuump. Again Regan ran forward too see the picture develop. Her white dress billowed with the wind. “Mr. Dennings,” she said teasingly as the first lines appeared.
“Something wrong?” Dennings asked, as if he didn’t already know.
“It’s messy.”
Burke pretended to study the picture. “Yup. Your eyes are too good for me, darling. I guess I shook the camera. Let’s try another one. But it’s my last shot.”
“Can’t we get more at the park?” Regan asked.
Chris glanced at her watch. “Well, honey,” she said, “it’s getting late and we're having a little party tonight. We’ll get more tomorrow.”