"Thanks. I hate that you had to be so worried, but thanks for keeping it from him." He had been so scared, not for himself, but for his wife, and his friends, and most importantly, for his two children. They meant the world to him, and represented everything that was good about this place. They were his miracles.
"Enough moping," he said lightly, stepping back to admire what was a currently very shiny looking red car."You've been hard at work, I see."