Don't Forget me by Stacy Claflin

Author:Stacy Claflin
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Stacy Claflin

Talking

Nick pulled the cinnamon rolls from the oven and placed them on top of the stove.

“Are they ready?” Hanna jumped around behind him. “They smell so good!”

“They need to cool.” He closed the oven and slid off the mitts. “You can help me frost them in a few minutes if you’d like.”

“Yay!” She danced around the kitchen, clapping and singing.

Nick opened the fridge and pulled out the bowl of fruit he’d cut up a few minutes earlier. “Can you see if Ava and Parker are up yet?”

“Can I wake them if they’re not?” Hanna pleaded with her eyes.

“Just let them sleep.”

“Aw.” Her shoulders slumped as she plodded down the hallway.

“Just check,” he reminded her as he pulled the freshly-squeezed juice from the fridge. He set it and the fruit on the dining room table before going back to check on the cinnamon rolls.

Hanna came back with a slight frown. “Still sleeping. Sure I can’t wake them? Ava kept me up last night.”

Nick arched a brow. “She did? Doing what?”

“Talking. Probably on her phone to Braylon.” Hanna added an extra syllable to her sister’s boyfriend’s name.

“How late?”

Hanna shrugged. “Dunno. Can I frost those now?”

Nick tried to remember if he could hear anything the night before, but he’d been so tired he likely could have slept through an explosion.

“Daddy?”

He took a peek at the rolls. “They’re probably ready. Remember how to spread it?”

She nodded vigorously and reached for the packet of icing.

Nick cut the top off and handed it to her. As she squeezed it out, he finished getting the table ready for breakfast with Genevieve, Tinsley, and his kids.

Ding-dong.

Perfect timing. He checked his reflection in a mirror by the door—he had Corrine to thank for the placement. There wasn’t much he could thank her for, but she did have interior decorating smarts.

Nick reached for the doorknob, but Hanna swooped in and pulled it open. “Tinsley!”

The two girls hugged, then ran down the hall toward Hanna’s room. Two distinct voices sounded.

His eyes widened. “Tinsley just said something to Hanna.”

“I know.” Genevieve smiled as she stepped in, and they exchanged a pleased expression. “I’ve never heard her speak more than she has in the last few days.”

Nick took the covered plate from her and nudged the door closed. “That’s great news.”

“It’s odd timing, but I’ll take it.” She glanced at the table. “This looks great. Can I help with anything?”

“No, everything’s ready. It’s just a matter of dragging the kids out here.”

Nick called the kids. Hanna and Tinsley rushed out and sat down at the table. Nick knocked on Parker’s and Ava’s doors. “Breakfast is ready! Genevieve and Tinsley are here.”

He went to the table and sat. Just as he was about to tell the others to eat, Parker and Ava plodded into the dining room.

“You guys look like zombies.” Hanna giggled, and Tinsley joined in.

“Ha-ha.” Ava glared at her sister and said good morning to Genevieve. She then went into the kitchen and made herself a cup of coffee.

Hanna poked at the covered dish Genevieve brought.

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