One Boy, Two Girls, Three Hearts Beating Wildly

Setting: Church, toddler nursery, Sunday evening
Cast: Sarah, age 4; Ryan, age 4; Chloe, age 2

Sarah and Chloe are playing happily together
Enter Ryan, sweet, smooth, blonde-haired, blue-eyed All American toddler boy

Chloe: (points at Ryan) "Ryant!"
Sarah: hears Chloe, jerks head up, sees Ryan, immediately scurries over, delivers Ryan a bear hug
Ryan: reciprocates hug, begins chasing Sarah
Chloe: stands alone, watching


(I can't imagine how it will be when she really does have her heart broken)