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Caden nodded. “Will you be nice to my mom?”
“Always.”
“Even though you were mad with her?”
“She gave me the greatest gift of my life.”
“Me?”
“Yeah, you,” Max said, giving Caden’s belly a poke that made him giggle. “Now, go get Daisy, and let’s go to the dog park.”
While Caden took off toward the house, Max stayed in the truck and thought about the conversation with Caden. His little boy was growing up, and things were changing for both of them. Max was determined that the most important things would never change, no matter what happened.
ChapterFifteen
“Love knows not distance; it hath no continent;
its eyes are for the stars.”—Gilbert Parker
After dinner, Max helped his mom with the dishes. “I have a favor to ask.”
“What’s that?”
“Colton has convinced me that I should go to Houston to surprise Lexi, and I was thinking about doing that this weekend, but only if you wouldn’t mind having Caden.”
“I wouldn’t mind. Other than Sunday dinner, we have no plans except volunteering at the tree farm on Saturday. He can help us there.”
“He’d love that. He’s also got a couple of birthday parties.” Max had talked to Landon earlier, who’d assured him he’d survive at the farm for a few days without Max.
“Nothing we can’t handle. Go see Lexi. I agree with Colton that it’s a good idea.”
Max glanced at his mother. “Caden told me he doesn’t like her.”
“What? He barely knows her.”
“That’s what I said, too, and we made a deal. If he gets to have his mom in his life, I get to have Lexi in mine.” They’d told his parents and grandfather over dinner that Caden would see his mom the following Wednesday.
“That’s a fair deal.”
“It’s just been me and him—and all of you, of course—for his whole life. Things are changing for both of us, and I’m not sure how I feel about that.”
“That was bound to happen eventually, no?”
“I suppose, but it’s been a lot to process over the last few days.”
“When it rains, it pours.”
“That sounds like a Gramp-ism.”
“I get most of my isms from him.”
Max laughed.
“The one thing to remember about life is that change is inevitable, and it’s not always a bad thing.”
“I like things the way they are.”
“But you liked having Lexi here with you, enough that you’re already planning to go see her.”
