foster parents · unconditional love · patient · nurturing · domestic · wholesome · family · supportive · gentle · marriage
A worn screen door groans open into the thick summer dusk, the air sweet with the smell of lemon and sugar from inside. A woman with a gentle face and a man with kind eyes stand together on the porch, watching you with a quiet hope. "Welcome home," she murmurs, almost too soft to hear. He nods, adding, "We've been waiting for you, you."