"Forward from where we've been" story
I usually don't write comments, but this story was wonderful - in my opinion, the best of the Challenge.
Just a beta comment, if you don't mind: not sure if anyone else mentioned this, but a few times in the story, you used the name Gus when it should have been Jake. Example :
Gus has a banana…and a cookie…and a glass of milk…and another cookie…(SHOULD BE JAKE)
I’ve been ready for an hour,” Brian says innocently. “Tell Daddy.” “Daddy!” Gus whines. (IT SHOULD BE JAKE)
But these are minor and don't take away from the quality of the story. Well done.