“Yeah.”
“Are you sure?” His voice is quiet. I nod. “If you ever need to talk about stuff, you can talk to me, JJ. I may not understand, but I will listen.”
I nod again, cupping his cheek and leaning down to kiss him. He looks up at me with this soft, drunken smile. Just from a kiss? How can I ignore that?
“Thank you,” I whisper.
We leave the bedroom. Audrey and Noah are sitting on the couch. Noah has the remote in his hand, and he’s clicking through the channels to find something to watch.
“We’re making pizza!” he shouts when we get into the living room.
“Pizza? Yum,” I say.
Miles nudges me. “You don’t even like pizza,” he says under his breath.
I huff a laugh.
“Should we get started then?” Miles asks Noah. “I’m starving.”
“Work up an appetite?” Audrey asks with a raised brow.
Miles gives her the middle finger.
“Hey!” Noah shouts. “That’s rude, Uncle Miles.”
“You’re right,” Miles says. “But I’d do it again.”
“Miles!” Audrey scolds playfully. Noah just laughs.
I follow them into the kitchen and stand to the side as Noah and Miles pull out the ingredients they need to make pizza. His kitchen isn’t small, but it’s not the biggest kitchen either. It fitsus in here comfortably, but if we were all moving around, we’d bang into each other, which is only part of the reason I stay out of the way. The other part is not wanting to mess with their Saturday night dinner thing.
“Crap,” Miles mutters, opening and closing cabinets, his face growing more concerned as he searches for something he clearly isn’t finding.
“What’s wrong?” I ask.
He looks at Audrey. “Do you have flour?”
She barks out a laugh. “Me? Have abakingingredient?”
Miles rolls his eyes. “Okay, well, I need to go to the store then, or we will be havingcrustlesspizza.”
“Crust is the best part!” Noah pouts.
“I’ll go,” I offer.
“Are you sure?” Miles asks.
“Definitely. Just tell me what you need.”
“Can I come?” Noah shouts as he jumps up and down.
Everyone goes quiet. Miles, Audrey, and I all share a look.
“Please, Mom? Please!”
“I’m fine with it, as long as you are?” Audrey asks me carefully.
“Definitely fine with it.”
