Chapter 252 Mommy, Get Down

• Once the three kids climbed out of the back seat, Charlotte checked them one by one—their spines, lower backs, the big bones—then their joints for any sprains. She even took their pulses. Only then did she ease up a little.
• Benny saw how tense she was and rushed to say, “Mommy, we’re fine. I just—”
• He wanted to say they were all okay, but Tony stopped him. “Shh. Let Mommy take our pulses. It’s the only way she’ll chill.”