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“Why would I be joking?”
“It’s not like I’ve been working out.Though I’m going for a walk after this.”She flipped her ponytail.“I might even run.”
“Kennedy Lillian Barron.Outside?”She rolled her eyes, but I nudged her with an elbow and pressed on.“Does your mother know?”
In high school, anything more than yoga and gentle stretching had made her mother fret about her joints and nerve pain.
“She surprised me with a visit yesterday.Her and Benji.”
As if yesterday hadn’t been hard enough to deal with for her.“How’d that go?”
“I napped.She cooked.Benji couldn’t find anything to fix, so he went to the basement and swept and dusted.”
“That was nice of him.”
“Yeah.Overall, it was a nice visit.”
I heard the sigh that she didn’t let out.“But?”
Her mouth quirked as she rolled her eyes to me.“But… I wish she’d come and visit just because.I wish she’d quit treating me like I’ll break.”
“She worried about you for so long, she probably doesn’t know how not to.Hard not to take it personally though.”
“I didn’t tell either of them I plan to replace the kitchen and bathroom floor.”She sounded like that information would make them think she was loading what possessions she could fit into her car and going to join the circus.
I winced.She might prefer to join the circus once she saw how much more work some home renovations made.“If you mess up with the bathroom floor, you might as well install a new toilet.Remember when I had to do that in my house?”
Her grimace was adorable.“I might need help with that.”
“I have no problem watching you work.”The playful grin I shot her brought her flush back.Laughter sputtered out of her, and I chuckled.I was now free to think about the day she’d been tucked under her sink with her ass sticking out, but if I continued to do so, I wouldn’t be able to stand.I wasn’t going to sport an erection at the park.“The boys are going to ask what’s for lunch in five minutes.Want to grab a bite with us?”
Her expression grew solemn.“I don’t want to intrude on your day with the kids before you go.”
Was she kidding?I enjoyed seeing her with my kids.“I want you to.They want you to.Do you want to?”
The corner of her mouth kicked up.“Yeah.I do.”
Triumph beat through me—not because she was joining us only for lunch, but for the entire damn day.“Then I know the perfect little diner.”
She chuckled.“Hmmm.That must be the only little diner in town.I love their fries.”
I relaxed for the first time in days.I hadn’t epically fucked up.Kenny said she wanted to be a part of something again.In her own time, she’d realize that she always had a place with me and the kids.
