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“It doesn’t have to be my own family acting like fools.”
“Doesn’t bother me. Don’t let it bother you. And by the way, her family is adorable.”
“She’s so happy. It’s nice to see. She was crazy about Gavin for years before they got together—years when he was in self-destructive mode after losing his brother, Caleb. It’s good to know that things work out sometimes.”
Some people got all the luck, Lexi thought. Some didn’t. Would she be one of the lucky ones? Would Max?
“Do you still love boring old cheese pizza?” he asked.
“More than almost anything.”
He rolled his eyes. “And a salad?”
“Yep.”
“You got it.”
He ordered for them—a small cheese for her, a medium meat lover for him and a large salad to share.
The exact same order as ten years ago, except he got himself a beer. “What do you want to drink?”
“I’ll do a glass of rosé.”
Max ordered her drink and then tapped his card to pay.
“Next time is my treat.”
“If you insist.”
“I do. I insist.”
They grabbed a table vacated by another couple and took off their coats.
“This place is just as I remember it,” Lexi said, eyeing the exposed brick and the wood floor.
“Not much changes around here.”
“That’s not true. A lot has changed.”
“Like what?”
“The diner changed hands and expanded. You have a son. Your siblings are all married with kids.”
“Not Charley. She and Tyler never got married, but she’s living with him and helping to raise his nieces.”
“You’re living in your grandparents’ house, and your dad is retired. I mean, Lucas and Landon are married with kids. If that’s not a big change, I don’t know what is.”
“That’s a fact,” Max said with a laugh. “I guess it just seems that other than Caden, not much has changed for me.”
“Caden is a major change.”
“He was at the beginning. It was so big as to be overwhelming, especially after Chloe left. But now it’s like he’s always been part of my life.”
“You’re so lucky to have him,” she said wistfully.
“And I know it. What about you? Do you still want a bunch of kids like you used to?”
“I do, but I’m not sure if I can. The chemo and treatments wreaked havoc with my body, but I took the doctors’ advice at the beginning and harvested some eggs for later. Just in case. But it would be a long shot.”
