CH.75

We all sat down for dinner together.

Karl plopped his ass down at the head of the table. Robert was on his left.

I took my usual spot to Karl's right, trying to keep the peace between my husband and little brother.

Dinner was awkward, with barely any talking besides a few quick "Pass the salt?" type things.

We were merely pushing our food around on our plates. The tension was so thick you could cut it with a knife.

The strained silence was broken only by the occasional loud clank of someone's fork or knife hitting their plate a little too hard.

I kept shooting Robert encouraging smiles, but he avoided my gaze.

"How about we play some games after this?" Robert finally spoke up.

He looked up at us hopefully, his eyes darting between Karl and me. "You know, liven things up a bit? Could be fun..."

Karl gave one of his trademark nods.

A slow smirk spread across his face as he leaned back in his chair. "Well, well, little brother finally wants to play with the big boys, huh? Let's d