Never Late, Never Away (Vivian and Finnick) novel Chapter 1972

Never Late, Never Away Chapter 1972

“Come now. Your mom made these baked ribs herself, so make sure to have plenty, okay?” Delilah cooed at Lucius.

“Okay! Thanks, Mom and Grandma, for the food!” Lucius said in a salute-like voice.

Without a word, Joan flashed an awkward smile at Larry.

“Uh…” Lucius suddenly made a distressed sound.

“What’s wrong, Lucius?” Joan immediately rushed before the boy.

“Mom, your baked ribs…” Lucius faltered.

“Hmm…?” Joan’s eyes shot suspiciously at the dish she made.

Is something wrong with it?

She immediately picked a chunk of the meat and placed it in her mouth.

Arrgh! She spat out the entire chewed-up chunk of meat. Her face warmed with embarrassment as she apologized profusely, “I’m so sorry. I mistook the salt for sugar. It’s way too salty to eat. I’ll get rid of it now.”

Joan paced off without hesitation, ready to dispose of the dish.

“Hang on.” Larry ran and blocked her with his arms. He blurted out, “Let’s not waste it. I like salty foods, and salty ribs sound great to me.”

Seeing this, a pleased grin spread across Delilah’s face.

Good on Larry for being so quick-witted!

“N-No, quit playing around. This is literally inedible. I’ll make it again for you tomorrow if you really like it that much,” Joan muttered nervously.

However, Larry refused to let her go.

“It will be fine. Lucius, your teacher taught you not to waste precious food, right?” Larry eyed the boy.

To his delight, Lucius responded accordingly, “Mm-hmm! Dad’s right, we shouldn’t waste precious food.”

Attaboy!

Larry raised a thumbs up at Lucius.

In the end, Joan placed the baked ribs back onto the dining table. The rest of the meal went on in silence. They would only play along by cracking a laugh or two whenever Lucius made a joke.

Then, everyone finished up some house chores before returning to their respective rooms for the night. Joan lay on her bed, staring wide-eyed out the window in deep thought.