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“It’s getting later in the evening, and you have to go to school tomorrow, kiddo.”
“It’s not that late,” Caleb disagrees, checking the wall clock. “It’s only six. I don’t have to go to bed until nine. There’s time.”
Before I can reply to that clever comeback, my phone rings, and Drew’s name is on the screen.
“It’s him! Invite him over,” Caleb hisses.
“You know, life was easier before you knew how to read.”
That makes my child grin as I answer the phone.
“Hello.”
“Hey, am I catching you at a bad time?”
“Not at all.” It’ssogood to hear his voice. “Caleb and I were just settling in to watch a movie.”
“How do you feel about having company?”
“Yes!” Caleb shouts, loud enough for Drew to hear. “Yes, we want company.”
Drew chuckles in my ear. “I guess he can hear me.”
“Yes, he can hear you.” I can’t help but grin. It’s a relief that my kid likes the man that I seem to like very much, too. “We have plenty of popcorn here, if you’d like to join us.”
“I’ll be there soon.”
I don’t have to call down to the security gate because I’ve already put Drew on the permanent list of people who can just come on through to the house.
“Well, what a coincidence,” Caleb says with a big grin. “It’s like we manifested him, or something.”
“First of all, your vocabulary is impressive. But you might be hanging out with Quinn too much.”
“She’s really smart, and I like the idea of wishing for something so hard that you can make it happen. We’re magical beings, Mom.”
“Right.” The doorbell rings, surprising me. “That was fast.”
Caleb races me to the door and beats me, but before he can pull it open, I stop him.
“You have to ask who it is,” I tell him sternly.
“Mom, we already know who it is.” Caleb rolls his eyes. “It’sDrew.”
“Ask anyway.”
He sighs, as if this is the biggest chore of his life. “Who is it?” he yells out.
“It’s Drew Montgomery,” we hear in response.
“Told you.” Caleb pulls the door open. “I knew it was you, but Mom still made me ask.”
“Probably a good rule to ask who’s ringing the doorbell,” Drew says as he steps inside. His eyes immediately find mine, so blue and vibrant and full ofhunger.They move up and down my whole body, as if he’s soaking me in. “You look great.”
“Dude, she’s in hersweats.” But Caleb hops on the balls of his feet. “Come on! We have to start the movie.”
“I have some things here for you guys,” Drew says as he follows us down the hall. “First, flowers for a beautiful woman.”
“Barf,” Caleb mutters, but I can see the happy smile on his adorable face as I bury my nose in a bloom and fuss a little.
