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Liam's POV

Dinner was great. Zeke overcooked. Well, I wouldn't say he overcooked since there was nothing left of the huge heap of food he had cooked. He had cooked that much for a reason and judging by the bright smile on his face as he looked at the empty plates on the table, I was sure that he was glad he had done that.

I patted my belly, feeling full. It was the long time that I had eaten so much in a long while. We had always had to be conscious of eating too much from our food storage of canned meals as we knew we had a long way to go and there was no store around to get food for.

"Thanks for the meal." I said, bowing to Zeke.

He smiled, nodding his head at me. "I am glad you are all okay."

We were more than okay if he wanted the truth.

"I didn't know you could cook this much." Ella said, teasing her dad.

Zeke chuckled. "Should I tell you a secret?"

"What is it?" Ella asked, leaning forward.

I was curious to know what the secret was but I didn't lean forward like she did. I kept