I smile at her. “Not with those manners, Sam.”
“Sam!” Sadie hisses.
“Besides, Harper has her own life. She can’t always come over for dinner.”
“Maybe for pizza night?” Sadie asks.
Harper takes a slice and bites off the tip. “If I do, does that mean you will try my favorite pizza?”
Both girls nod and Sam asks, “What’s your favorite?”
“Hawaiian,” I answer for her.
All three of them look at me. “How do you know, Daddy?”
“What if it’s changed?” Harper asks, taking another bite of pizza.
There’s a slight raise to her eyebrows. Challenging me. I wish it was the two of us sitting here alone. I’d love to ask her if any of her favorite things have changed.
Knowing her, she’d say yes just to piss me off.
Sadie’s voice pulls me back into the conversation.
“What’s on Hawaiian?” Sadie asks, taking a bite that is too big for her.
“Slow down there,” I tell her.
She chews and swallows before waiting on Harper’s answer.
“Pineapple and ham.”
“Fruit on pizza?” Sam asks. “That sounds weird.”
“Do you like our pizza?” Sadie smacks her lips together, a ring of sauce around her mouth.
Harper gives her a smile. “I do. Might be my new favorite.”
The girls make quick work of finishing their dinners. Not even the temptation of Harper being at dinner can stop them from wanting to play their games.
“Here.” I pull the small stack of quarters from my jacket pocket. “Go play.”
“Yes!” they chant together and grab the baggie from my hand and go running toward the games, where they are still in my line of sight.
“For real. Did you like the pizza?” I ask, leaning back in my seat and sipping on my drink.
Harper laughs, shaking her head. “God, no. Who likes olives?”
“My two weirdos.” I smile at her. “I remember I always ate yours when they came in your meals.”
“You do?” Harper drops her elbows on the table and leans across.
I nod. “I remember everything about my wife.”
Harper’s eyes widen ever so slightly. “I’m not?—”
“You’re not what?” I lean across the table. “Because we still haven’t met with any lawyers, Harper.”
“Only until we can figure out what we’re doing next.”
