In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren
Author:Christina Lauren
Language: eng
Format: azw3, mobi, epub
Publisher: Gallery Books
Published: 2020-10-06T00:00:00+00:00
chapter eighteen
Andrew pulls out a chair for me when we get to the table, and I have to do a mental double take, trying to figure out if this is normal behavior. Have we ever reached the table in unison before, and if so, has Andrew pulled out my chair for me? A restrained laugh is still shining in his eyes and I know he wants to give me so much crap for being patently uncool right now, but does he not still feel my mouth on his? I certainly still feel the imprint of his kiss.
Benny catches my eye and slowly raises a single brow. I look away.
Objectively, dinner is terrible. The table is cluttered with plates of unidentifiable food: a mass of red and brown that I suspect is an attempt at meat sauce, a bowl of pasty white noodles all clumped together. Charred garlic bread cut into uneven chunks. Limp, suffering greens drowning under what must be a cup of ranch dressing.
The kitchen looks like a bomb went off, Miles and Theo have broken at least four dishes, and I know Iâm going to have to clean the mess up later, but fuck me if it isnât the best meal Iâve ever had. Andrew said to be continued! Iâd happily eat glue right now.
âSeriously,â I sing, âthis is delicious.â
Andrewâs elbow makes a gentle nudge to my side.
Ricky takes about a teaspoon of meat sauce and passes the platter on. âWhat does everyone feel like doing tonight?â
I nearly choke on a bite, and Andrew politely pats my back, answering with a casual âWe could play Clue?â
âOoooh.â Mom likes this idea. âWe havenât played Clue yet.â
âWe havenât been here that long,â I remind herâand myself. Frankly, it feels like itâs already been a month. I quickly do the math: seven days of original holiday, plus another six in the Land of Repeats.
The sauce makes its way around the table. Zachary mimes throwing up when it moves in front of him, and Aaron doesnât even chastise his son. Instead, he studies the sauce suspiciously before offering a vague âProbably should take a pass since Iâm on a diet,â and then hands it to Dad, bypassing Kyle entirely.
Iâm sure heâs trying to save his husband from having to eat it, but Kyle chases it with a hand. âCome on now, I have to work for these curves.â Everyone laughsâbecause Kyle is nothing but muscle and sinewâand Aaron apologizes with a kiss.
The moment is so simple and sweet. I look away in time to catch Mom and Dad exchanging a knowing look. Dad tucks his chin to his chest, his shoulders shaking.
âOkay.â I point between them. âWhatâs happening here?â
âWhen I was barely pregnant with you,â Mom explains with suppressed laughter, âI asked your dad if I looked pregnant yet and he said, âNo, it just looks like youâre letting yourself go a little.âââ
Dad covers his eyes. âAs soon as the words were out, I wanted to drag them back in.â
âYouâd think a
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