Zachary found it hilarious. “No wonder they’re best friends. I was forced to take Sonny out because he knocked on my door.

“Ben, why don’t you join us?”

Zachary invited Ben and Laurence to go for a walk with them.

Ben smiled. “Okay. I probably can’t fall back asleep anyway.”

He told Laurence, “You can take Sonny to play ahead of us, but don’t go too far.”

“It should be Sonny bringing Laurence around. You two are our guests. We should be proper hosts.”

The children had already run off hand