Chapter 70

It was Friday night, the aroma of garlic, and fresh herbs filled the kitchen as Tasha brought three single serve casserole dishes out of the oven. The weather had been cold and cloudy since the day before, though it was already mid-January. She had made Shepard pie for dinner to Wade off the winter cold.

Outside, her boys, Grant and Tyson, were playing football outside at the back of the house.

Tyson, always eager to show off his new skills, had asked Grant to a football game the moment Grant walked through the door from work.

“Let me rest a bit,” Grant had patted him on the back. “Then we'll play later in the evening.”

“Okay dad,” Tyson replied and went to do his homework for the time being.

Tasha moved to the window, smiling as she watched the pair doing their thing.

She was always happy about the bond that had formed between Grant and Tyson over the past few months.

Tyson kicked the ball with all his might, sending it soaring across the yard.

“Oh no,” Tasha burst into laughter.