Logan
What do you mean by that?
Me
I just ordered a bunch. If you’ve got food, you can hide it in some of the toys to make it a fun game for him. It’ll keep him distracted for hours
Logan
Is it any wonder you rule the world?
I laugh out loud.
Me
I don’t know about that. I rule my own universe, that’s about it
The gray bubble appears, then disappears.
I don’t know why disappointment fills me when he doesn’t reply.
It’s only when I’m getting out of the bath that I hear my phone again almost forty minutes later.
I smile when I see the photo of Dozer with a Konga ball in his mouth—the one you hide treats in—and his new toy by his side.
Logan
Dozer thanks you. He also loves his new penguin
Logan
You didn’t have to do that
Logan
But thanks
Me
Any time
The gray dots do their thing again and I sigh when I read his next text:
Logan
Goodnight, Payden
I tap out a reply, wishing I didn’t feel so damn lonely. I need to snap out of this.
Me
Goodnight, Loges
He doesn’t even chastise me for the jab, and I go to bed wishing I could snuggle up next to them both.
CHAPTER
SEVEN
