It Is Time

It Is Time

Somewhere on a desert island

A soft cry echoes in a bedroom.

With a sigh, a sleepy mother shoves aside the covers on the bed and walks over to a crib. She picks up a pup who, feeling his mother's warmth, immediately stops crying. He looks up to his mother and starts to giggle happily. "Sweetie, don't cry. You know I'm never far from you. I had to get away for a while to show someone her boundaries. But here I am again," she whispers to the little man in her arms. The beaming pup extends his arms to her, grabbing a strand of her hair. The woman holds him to her neck, knowing that if he breathes in her scent, he will go back to sleep peacefully. Quickly she puts him dry pants on and takes him back to his cradle.

Then she walks over to another pup in a pink decorated crib. She was awakened by her twin's crying but quietly waited until her mother was ready to give her full attention. "Hey sweet Princess. Have you been waiting a long time for me? Come let me f