Chapter 166 - A Family Dinner

MAVERICK

“Why would I? I feel a little guilty, though. After what you’ve been through from what he did, you still cooked and baked for him, and that is something only a good heart could pull off without throwing the whole apple pie in his face. I gave my father a chance, not entirely, but you know what I mean. You should do it, too.”

“Wait. You baked apple pie?” Beatreigh asked in surprise.

“Yeah. She did, and that’s my breakfast this morning,” Lake said proudly to his mother.

“Now, I’m jealous.”

“Don’t be, Bea.”

“Well, we can have dinner, all four or five, if your father’s new girlfriend will join us.”

“I don’t think it’s a good idea, mom.”

I gripped Lake’s thigh under the table. “It’s a good idea. I want to put all that negative energy behind me. I want to be on good terms with your father and his girlfriend now that I’m pregnant. I want to walk freely and eat ice cream in the park without thinking of threats or someone throwing tea on my face.”

Lake sighed and nodded.

“Really?” I a