It has rained. Worms crowd the street. A boy takes his bike out and runs over them. The crunches reverberate. His father switches to oatmeal

I think you’re totally insane, he tells the kid. Just because I won’t give you my ice cream? she asks. He pats her on the head and says, Yes

His kid wanted to play but he begged off, saying someting about his aching back, and he caught his wife blushing and he said, Dad loves you.