Chapter 59. I’d Like… Us to Go Out One Day

Athena

I stared at him suspiciously. That cough had sounded fake to me, like he was trying to cover up laughing or maybe keep himself from saying something he shouldn’t say.

“Let me get you some water,” Sarah called from the kitchen, having heard all the commotion.

“I’m fine, really,” Tristan said, but his eyes were still watering from all the coughing.

“Mommy, can we play house now?” Lily asked, clearly bored with all the adult conversation happening around her.

“Sure, sweetheart. Why don’t you take Uncle Tristan and Aunt Athena to your playroom?” Sarah suggested, wiping her hands on a dish towel as she came into the living room.

“Come on, come on!” Lily wiggled in my arms until I put her down, then grabbed both my hand and Tristan’s hand to drag us toward the back of the house.

As we walked, I caught Tristan looking at me with this expression I couldn’t quite figure out. It wasn’t exactly amused anymore, but it wasn’t serious either