Chapter 21

With the pizza cut, he took the tray over to the table and used a fork to deposit a few slices on Sofia’s plate, and then his own.

“Be careful, it’s hot,” he told her, and took the tray back to the counter in case she touched it accidentally.

Then he checked on the second pizza, and turned off the oven so it wouldn’t burn. Sofia was already picking apart one of her slices when he sat back down at the table.

“Good?” he asked. “Blow on it if it’s too hot.”

Sofia nodded, busy stuffing a salami slice into her mouth.

Jamie smiled, and picked up his first slice. “How much are we gonna leave for your dad?”

Sofia giggled, and took a big bite out of her pizza slice.

“Yeah, he better hurry up,” Jamie said, and bit into his own slice.

They ate in companionable silence for a few moments. Jamie nudged the salad bowl a little closer to Sofia’s plate, trying to encourage her to eat some.

“I don’t want salad,” she stated, as she chomped through her pizza.