you been doing?”
“Volunteering and stuff.” She shrugged. “Nothing too interesting. Alice and I have been seeing each other.”
Alice was her sister. I was glad she was spending time with her family. It was a good support system.
“How about you?” she asked.
“I’ve been putting up with the boys.” He gave them each a glare.
‘They are good boys,” she said. “Leave them be.”
He raised an eyebrow.
Even I was surprised by the comment. She usually berated them for being childish.
We made small talk for the rest of the dinner. Andrew made a joke and Diane laughed loudly. When I wa tched them together, I saw the natural chemistry come to life. They bickered so much before their divorce and it was nice to see their happiness for once.
Mike was more affectionate with Cassandra than he used to be. Whenever his mouth wasn’t full of food, he was kissing her or planting a kiss on her neck. I wanted to tease him but I was too glad to see him happy. I decided to give him a break.
We settled into the kitchen after dinner and watched TV. Cassandra wore a loose dress and an unbuttoned cardigan. Diane sat beside her and engaged her in small talk. Judging by their smiles, they were getting along fine. I noticed Andrew kept sneaking glances at Diane, trying to be discreet.
Mike moved to me beside the couch. Sean was in the bathroom so I was alone. “I’m sorry about before.”
“You already apologized.”
“Because I was forced to,” he said quickly. “Now I’m being genuine.”
“Well, I appreciate it.”
“I can’t tell you what happened between Cassandra and I, but I will tell you when it’s the right time.”
The right time? “That sounds odd.”
“You’ll understand when I tell you.”
“Okay.”
“Believe me, it’s been hard being quiet about it.”
I decided to drop the conversation because my curiosity was going to eat me alive. “I’m glad you took Sean with you to get the ring. It meant a lot to him.”
“Who else would I take? He’s my best friend.”
I smiled. “That’s so cute.”
“I like him—sometimes.”
“When are you going to ask?”
“Very soon.”
“Do you know how?”
He nodded. “I know exactly how.”
Judging by the grin on his face, it was something dirty. “It’s going to be during sex, isn’t it?”
“I’m not telling.”
“But it is.”
He shrugged. “Maybe. Maybe not.”
“I know you better than that.”
“You’ll have to see.”
“Eww, I really hope not.”
He laughed. “Sure…I know you’ve always found me more attractive than Sean.”
Sean approached us then punched Mike hard in the shoulder. “That’s for the comment you just made.” He punched him again. “And that’s for disrespecting my wife.”
Mike looked at me. “Your husband punches like a pussy.”
“It looked like it hurt.”
“It didn’t.”
“Sure…”
Sean glared at him. “You’re in my seat.”
“Go sit somewhere else.”
“I want to sit by my wife.”
“You’re threatened by me, aren’t you?” Mike taunted.
I knew another fight was coming. “Sean, you can sit on the other side of me.”
Sean glared at his brother before he sat down, his hand moving to my thigh.
Mike looked at his watch. “It’s getting late. Cassandra and I like to have a lot of sex before bed.”
Sean cringed. “Can’t you just say it’s getting late and you want to leave? Why do you have to tell us that?”
Mike shrugged. “I’m just being honest.”
“Spare us the details next time,” Sean snapped.
“Are you kidding me?” he said. “The two of you are worse.” He left the couch and grabbed Cassandra. “Ready to go, baby?”
“Yeah.”
His arm hooked around her waist, pulling her to him like she was a sticker. “Night, everyone.”
After they said their goodbyes, they left.
Diane and Andrew sat on the couch and talked quietly.
“Let’s give them some privacy,” Sean whispered.
“Good idea,” I said back.
We slowly crept
“Volunteering and stuff.” She shrugged. “Nothing too interesting. Alice and I have been seeing each other.”
Alice was her sister. I was glad she was spending time with her family. It was a good support system.
“How about you?” she asked.
“I’ve been putting up with the boys.” He gave them each a glare.
‘They are good boys,” she said. “Leave them be.”
He raised an eyebrow.
Even I was surprised by the comment. She usually berated them for being childish.
We made small talk for the rest of the dinner. Andrew made a joke and Diane laughed loudly. When I wa tched them together, I saw the natural chemistry come to life. They bickered so much before their divorce and it was nice to see their happiness for once.
Mike was more affectionate with Cassandra than he used to be. Whenever his mouth wasn’t full of food, he was kissing her or planting a kiss on her neck. I wanted to tease him but I was too glad to see him happy. I decided to give him a break.
We settled into the kitchen after dinner and watched TV. Cassandra wore a loose dress and an unbuttoned cardigan. Diane sat beside her and engaged her in small talk. Judging by their smiles, they were getting along fine. I noticed Andrew kept sneaking glances at Diane, trying to be discreet.
Mike moved to me beside the couch. Sean was in the bathroom so I was alone. “I’m sorry about before.”
“You already apologized.”
“Because I was forced to,” he said quickly. “Now I’m being genuine.”
“Well, I appreciate it.”
“I can’t tell you what happened between Cassandra and I, but I will tell you when it’s the right time.”
The right time? “That sounds odd.”
“You’ll understand when I tell you.”
“Okay.”
“Believe me, it’s been hard being quiet about it.”
I decided to drop the conversation because my curiosity was going to eat me alive. “I’m glad you took Sean with you to get the ring. It meant a lot to him.”
“Who else would I take? He’s my best friend.”
I smiled. “That’s so cute.”
“I like him—sometimes.”
“When are you going to ask?”
“Very soon.”
“Do you know how?”
He nodded. “I know exactly how.”
Judging by the grin on his face, it was something dirty. “It’s going to be during sex, isn’t it?”
“I’m not telling.”
“But it is.”
He shrugged. “Maybe. Maybe not.”
“I know you better than that.”
“You’ll have to see.”
“Eww, I really hope not.”
He laughed. “Sure…I know you’ve always found me more attractive than Sean.”
Sean approached us then punched Mike hard in the shoulder. “That’s for the comment you just made.” He punched him again. “And that’s for disrespecting my wife.”
Mike looked at me. “Your husband punches like a pussy.”
“It looked like it hurt.”
“It didn’t.”
“Sure…”
Sean glared at him. “You’re in my seat.”
“Go sit somewhere else.”
“I want to sit by my wife.”
“You’re threatened by me, aren’t you?” Mike taunted.
I knew another fight was coming. “Sean, you can sit on the other side of me.”
Sean glared at his brother before he sat down, his hand moving to my thigh.
Mike looked at his watch. “It’s getting late. Cassandra and I like to have a lot of sex before bed.”
Sean cringed. “Can’t you just say it’s getting late and you want to leave? Why do you have to tell us that?”
Mike shrugged. “I’m just being honest.”
“Spare us the details next time,” Sean snapped.
“Are you kidding me?” he said. “The two of you are worse.” He left the couch and grabbed Cassandra. “Ready to go, baby?”
“Yeah.”
His arm hooked around her waist, pulling her to him like she was a sticker. “Night, everyone.”
After they said their goodbyes, they left.
Diane and Andrew sat on the couch and talked quietly.
“Let’s give them some privacy,” Sean whispered.
“Good idea,” I said back.
We slowly crept
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