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“I know what that’s like.”
I nodded and parked against the curb in front of Noah’s building. We got out and walked into the lobby. When we opened the front door, we heard laughter from the living room––laughter that bounced around the living room, the laughter of children, the pure sound of happiness. Ben lay on his stomach when we walked in, wriggling around and rolling over. Every time he did, Warner erupted in an explosion of giggles.
Ava and Jade had their phones out, recording it all.
“Dad!” Ben cried when he saw me and jumped up, running to me. “Come play with us. Warner is so funny; he laughs at everything.”
“He thinks you’re really funny, too,” Ava said and kissed Noah. Jade came to me, and I pulled her against me, planting a kiss on her lips, too.
“You guys are home early,” Jade said. “I thought you would stay out late.”
“We wanted to be home instead,” Noah said.
I dropped a kiss on Jade’s light brown wavy hair. “I missed you too much.”
“Charmer,” she said, but she blushed. Warmth traveled through me––I loved making her blush.
“What did you guys have in mind for supper?” I asked. “Did you make something yet?”
Jade and Ava both shook their heads.
“We were going to use the opportunity to get takeout with you boys being gone,” Ava said.
“We can still do it,” Noah said. “Anything in particular?”
“Can we go get something from Skylark?” Ben asked.
Ava and Noah both looked at him.
“What’s that?” Noah asked.
“It’s a great place Dad and I get stuff from sometimes,” Ben said. “Can we, Dad?”
I looked at Jade, who smiled. “I think it’s a great idea. I have a friend on duty there tonight, and she’ll whip us up something great.”
“Why don’t we go sit down rather than get takeout?” I suggested.
Everyone nodded, game for that idea.
It took a while for everyone to get their things together. Ava disappeared to pack a bag for Warner with everything he might need––it took me back to the time I had to do that with Ben––and Jade called her friend to make sure we had a table and the best service.
When we finally headed down the street, Jade, Ben, and I walked to my car while Noah and Ava got Warner into his baby seat in theirs.
“Dad?” Ben asked when he strapped himself into the backseat.
“Yeah?”
“Warner is cute, right?”
“Very,” I said.
“Do you think we can have a brother or a sister, too?”
I glanced at him in the rearview mirror before I glanced at Jade. She had a small smile playing around her mouth.
“I think we can definitely talk about it,” she said.
I grinned. We most definitely could.
