Memories from the past washed over Andre, making him gulp nervously. Meanwhile, Henry, always the little foodie, licked his lips in anticipation.
“Andre, have you had lunch yet?” Mia asked, her voice light.
Andre shook his head, playing along. She’d gone to all this trouble for him—no way he’d admit if he’d already eaten.
Mia’s face lit up. “I made it myself. Want to give it a try?”
Andre nodded. “Sure.” Even if he didn’t want to, there was no saying no.
Mia looked even more delighted, picking up the steaming bowl to bring it out. Worried she might burn her hands, Andre set their son down to walk on his own and took the hot bowl to the dining table himself.
Just then, Mia noticed two big bags sitting on the coffee table. “What’s that?”
Andre snapped his fingers as he remembered. “Oh! I got you a whole stash of ice cream. You always say summer isn’t summer without it—so I stocked up.”
Mia’s eyes sparkled. She’d been so busy lately, she’d almost forgotten about her favorite treat. Her husband, usually the ice cream police, had actually bought her a pile of it. She knew this was his way of saying sorry for being strict. “Thank you, babe!” she said, her voice suddenly sweet. Andre grinned at the new nickname.
But he still had to remind her. “Don’t go overboard. I don’t want your stomach acting up.”
“One a day, promise!” Mia said, quick to agree.
Caught up in their chat, they both forgot something important: their little boy was now a pro at walking, climbing, and getting into all sorts of trouble.
Henry had been ‘busy’ for a good two hours—he wasn’t about to miss out on whatever Mom had made.
He dragged a stool over, climbed up, grabbed his dad’s chopsticks with his tiny hands, and managed to scoop up a little mound of noodles, popping them into his mouth.
A second later, he gagged. “Bleh—”
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