Ice and Fire novel Chapter 257

In the morning, Cherry got up very early and made breakfast with Lily.

When Jackson and Joe came downstairs together, they saw that Cherry was busy cooking breakfast in the kitchen. Joe then shouted cheerfully, "Mommy, Mommy, is the breakfast ready yet?"

Cherry answered, "Almost. You can sit in the dining room and wait for your Great-Grandpa, and we'll have breakfast together in just a minute."

"Alright, " cheerfully replied Joe.

After a while, Andrew also came downstairs with the use of his cane. When he saw that Joe and Jackson were in the dining room, and that Cherry and Lily were cooking breakfast in the kitchen, he suddenly got the true meaning of the word "family".

Joe greeted him happily, "Good morning, Great-Grandpa!"

Jackson also stood up and walked towards Andrew. He then helped him sit down at the table in the dining room.

Andrew looked at Jackson and greeted him nodding. He then looked at Joe, and after he smiled, he said to him, "Joe, you got up quite early."

"Yeah, my Mommy has to wake me up early every morning. Oh, it's such a torture!" said Joe, with an aggrieved look on his face.

Sitting next to him, Andrew looked at Joe, and said, "You need to go to school, and you have to get up early so you don't be late."

"Well, I really want that the weekend would come sooner, so I can sleep in, " said Joe with a pout.

"Naughty boy!" said Andrew smiling at his great-grandson.

Cherry and Lily then brought the breakfast dishes on the table. When Cherry saw the hearty breakfast that she cooked, she sat down next to Jackson.

"Breakfast is ready, dig in, everybody!" said Cherry with a smile on her lips.

Instantly after Joe took his first bite, he cried, "Mommy, it's delicious!"

Hearing her son's praise, Cherry said to him, "Hurry up, or you'll be late for school."

Without saying any more words, Joe bowed his head and ate his breakfast.

Andrew ate a few mouthfuls of food and also thought that it was very delicious. He then said to Cherry, "Cherry, you're really good at cooking! No wonder that Jackson asked me to dismiss the other maids, because we can eat delicious food cooked only by you and Lily."

Cherry smiled at him, and replied, "Grandpa, I can make breakfast for you every day from now on."

Andrew replied hastily, "No, no, it's not alright to get up so early every day. Maybe once in a while is okay."

Then, Jackson came closer to Cherry, and whispered to her ear, "I don't want you to get up so early every day."

Cherry knew that Jackson had intended to show their intimacy and to make her feel awkward. She gently hit Jackson's arm, and whispered to him, "No more talking."

When he saw that Jackson and Cherry were whispering, Andrew smiled and lowered his head to continue eating his breakfast.

Joe looked at his loving Daddy and Mommy in front of him. He snickered, and said, "Daddy, Mommy, haven't you had time to finish your private conversations the whole night? Why do you have to show off your love in front of me and my Great-Grandpa so early in the morning?"