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Every time I see him, my heart aches. You’d understand if you met Lucas. He’s the most adorable kid with the sweetest temperament. He has these big thick glasses that make his brown eyes look enormous and his black hair is always a mess no matter how many times I comb it. He has hearing aids on both ears and a heart so big it will bring tears to your eyes.
He’s the sweetest kid alive.
“I was getting my magic set ready for my big show,” he says with his little chin quivering and his big brown eyes filling with tears, “and Jacob grabbed my hat and it cut my finger.”
“Oh, honey,” I say as I reach for him. He melts into my arms and starts bawling. “I’m sorry. Can I see it?”
He shows me the cut on his finger and I bandage it up for him. I wipe his tears and kiss him on his forehead.
“Are you ready to do your magic show?” I whisper.
He shakes his head. “I don’t want to do it anymore.”
“But you’ve been practicing all week, honey. I think you should do it.”
We talk about it for a few minutes until he decides that the show must go on. But only if I agree to be his announcer.
He gets ready in his room as I head into the living room. I grab the remote and turn the hockey game off.
“Hey!” Ryan shouts when the TV goes dark. “We were watching that!”
“We have a show for everyone!” I shout, waving everyone from the kitchen into the packed living room. “Mom, are you coming?”
She’s topping off her wine. Again.
“Is it going to be long?” Ryan asks as he reaches over and grabs the chips.
“Presenting,” I shout in a deep voice. “The Master of Magic, The Wonderful Wizard, the one and only great Lucas The Magician!”
Everyone claps and hoots as Lucas comes leaping into the room with his plastic top hat and purple cape. I can’t even. He’s too adorable.
Ryan’s jaw drops as he watches his nephew swinging the toy wand around with a flourish.
I got him that set for his birthday and he’s been practicing for weeks. He nails every trick and I’m clapping the loudest at the end.
Everyone is loving it, except for Ryan. He’s watching with his arms crossed over his chest.
“Was it good?” Lucas whispers to me after his show.
I kiss his adorable cheek and give him a hug. “It was excellent! You had everyone fooled. They think you’re a real wizard.”
“Oh, Mommy,” he says with a grin. He gives me a hug and runs off to play with his cousins, his purple cape flying up behind him.
I push my way back into the kitchen to check on the spaghetti sauce. Ryan’s new girlfriend is helping me with the noodles. I really like her. I don’t know what she’s doing with my brother though… Half of me wants to tell her she can do better, but the other half wants to keep her around.
“What the hell was that?” Ryan asks as he comes charging up to us.
“What?”
“A magic show?” he says with a huff. “Are you kidding me?”
“Leave him alone, Ryan,” I say as I grit my teeth and turn back to the sauce.
“It was cute,” Kelly says.
Ryan throws his arms into the air. “He should be playing hockey!”
“He doesn’t want to play hockey,” I say in a tight voice. “He likes magic.”
