when he kissed me. When the kiss went on long enough, I pulled away.
He stared down at me. “That was a nice greeting from my lovely wife.”
“I missed you.”
Mike winked. “Looks like Sean did something right for once.” His arm was around Cassandra’s waist.
“No,” Sean said as he wrinkled his eyebrow. “I’m always messing shit up.”
Mike laughed. “At least you admit it.”
I pulled his face close to mine. “You really rocked my world last night.”
He smirked. “You liked that… ?”
“Let’s just say I hope we don’t get pregnant for while…”
His eyes darkened. “I’ll do that every night if you greet me like this every day.”
“Deal.”
“Cassandra and I aren’t deaf, just so you know,” Mike said sarcastically.
“Leave them alone,” she said. “They’re cute.”
“Am I cute?” He gave her a cocky grin.
“Most of the time.”
Andrew came to Mike and hugged him tightly. “I’m so glad you brought a lovely date.”
“I guess you talked some sense into me.” He patted his back and pulled away.
Andrew immediately hugged Cassandra. “I’m so happy you’re here.” The happiness was in his voice.
“Thank you,” she said.
Mike pulled her away. “Don’t get any ideas, Dad. She’s mine.”
“I could steal her if I really want ed to, son. Just be happy I don’t.”
“Ooh,” Mike said. “My old man is threatening me.”
“I’m always threatening you,” he teased.
“I’m starving,” Sean said. “I hit the gym pretty hard today.”
I squeezed his arms. “Nice.”
His eyes widened. “You’re being really nice to me today…”
“Because you’re being nice to me.”
Mike pulled Cassandra away. “Let’s get out of here before they start going at it on the floor.”
“Please,” Andrew said. “You don’t live with those two. A hallway and two bedrooms stand between us and I can still hear everything.”
I cringed. “We’re moving our bedroom downstairs.”
“Or we’re moving his,” Sean said. “Let’s eat before this gets any weirder.
Everyone sat at the table but I didn’t serve dinner. I was still waiting for the last guest.
The doorbell rang right at six and I dashed to the door.
Diane held a homemade pie. “Hello.”
“Hi.” I hugged her tightly and led her inside. “Thanks for coming.”
“Well, thanks for inviting me.”
We came to the table, and Andrew’s eyes flashed in surprise at her appearance.
The only seat available was the one next to Andrew, which is exactly where she sat.
“Hey, Mom.” Mike came to her side of the table and hugged her. “You look nice.”
“Thanks.” She tucked her hair behind her ear then looked at Cassandra. Her eyes filled with emotion. “I’m so relieved you two worked it out.”
“You think I’d let a fox like her get away?” Mike winked at her.
Cassandra came to her and hugged her. “It’s nice to see you again, Mrs. Preston. I mean, Diane.” The awkwardness spread on her face at the mishap.
“It’s okay,” Diane said gracefully. “I may be divorced but I haven’t changed my name and I never will. But I do prefer Diane.”
Sean hugged her next then sat down. “It’s nice to have dinner as a family.” He shot a look at his dad.
Andrew cleared this throat then turned to Diane. She was wearing a white blouse with pearls. For an older woman, she looked very pretty. The last time I visited her, she looked like a wreck. I’m glad she cleaned up. She looked just as elegant as she did before their marriage fell apart.
“It’s nice to see you,” Andrew said.
“Come on,” Sean said. “Don’t be stiff and hug her.”
Andrew gave him a firm look but didn’t touch her. “I’m glad to see you’re doing well.”
“I’m doing the best I can,” she said simply. There was no sadness in her eyes.
He turned away and looked at the bottle of wine on the table
I served the food and popped open the wine. “Cassandra, I got this from a vineyard here in
He stared down at me. “That was a nice greeting from my lovely wife.”
“I missed you.”
Mike winked. “Looks like Sean did something right for once.” His arm was around Cassandra’s waist.
“No,” Sean said as he wrinkled his eyebrow. “I’m always messing shit up.”
Mike laughed. “At least you admit it.”
I pulled his face close to mine. “You really rocked my world last night.”
He smirked. “You liked that… ?”
“Let’s just say I hope we don’t get pregnant for while…”
His eyes darkened. “I’ll do that every night if you greet me like this every day.”
“Deal.”
“Cassandra and I aren’t deaf, just so you know,” Mike said sarcastically.
“Leave them alone,” she said. “They’re cute.”
“Am I cute?” He gave her a cocky grin.
“Most of the time.”
Andrew came to Mike and hugged him tightly. “I’m so glad you brought a lovely date.”
“I guess you talked some sense into me.” He patted his back and pulled away.
Andrew immediately hugged Cassandra. “I’m so happy you’re here.” The happiness was in his voice.
“Thank you,” she said.
Mike pulled her away. “Don’t get any ideas, Dad. She’s mine.”
“I could steal her if I really want ed to, son. Just be happy I don’t.”
“Ooh,” Mike said. “My old man is threatening me.”
“I’m always threatening you,” he teased.
“I’m starving,” Sean said. “I hit the gym pretty hard today.”
I squeezed his arms. “Nice.”
His eyes widened. “You’re being really nice to me today…”
“Because you’re being nice to me.”
Mike pulled Cassandra away. “Let’s get out of here before they start going at it on the floor.”
“Please,” Andrew said. “You don’t live with those two. A hallway and two bedrooms stand between us and I can still hear everything.”
I cringed. “We’re moving our bedroom downstairs.”
“Or we’re moving his,” Sean said. “Let’s eat before this gets any weirder.
Everyone sat at the table but I didn’t serve dinner. I was still waiting for the last guest.
The doorbell rang right at six and I dashed to the door.
Diane held a homemade pie. “Hello.”
“Hi.” I hugged her tightly and led her inside. “Thanks for coming.”
“Well, thanks for inviting me.”
We came to the table, and Andrew’s eyes flashed in surprise at her appearance.
The only seat available was the one next to Andrew, which is exactly where she sat.
“Hey, Mom.” Mike came to her side of the table and hugged her. “You look nice.”
“Thanks.” She tucked her hair behind her ear then looked at Cassandra. Her eyes filled with emotion. “I’m so relieved you two worked it out.”
“You think I’d let a fox like her get away?” Mike winked at her.
Cassandra came to her and hugged her. “It’s nice to see you again, Mrs. Preston. I mean, Diane.” The awkwardness spread on her face at the mishap.
“It’s okay,” Diane said gracefully. “I may be divorced but I haven’t changed my name and I never will. But I do prefer Diane.”
Sean hugged her next then sat down. “It’s nice to have dinner as a family.” He shot a look at his dad.
Andrew cleared this throat then turned to Diane. She was wearing a white blouse with pearls. For an older woman, she looked very pretty. The last time I visited her, she looked like a wreck. I’m glad she cleaned up. She looked just as elegant as she did before their marriage fell apart.
“It’s nice to see you,” Andrew said.
“Come on,” Sean said. “Don’t be stiff and hug her.”
Andrew gave him a firm look but didn’t touch her. “I’m glad to see you’re doing well.”
“I’m doing the best I can,” she said simply. There was no sadness in her eyes.
He turned away and looked at the bottle of wine on the table
I served the food and popped open the wine. “Cassandra, I got this from a vineyard here in
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