Chapter Thirty-Five: Emergency Contact

Christopher's hands hesitate before they wrap around Henry.

For some reason, he looks deep in thought.

"How is my little cutie?"

Henry giggles at my question and grabs a fistful of Christopher’s shirt.

"Where did mummy go? I missed mummy."

Henry asks.

Video calls would have been fine, but Henry cried so much on the first one and demanded that we return, so Olivia thought the best way to handle his separation anxiety would be distance. It seemed to have worked, but I didn’t think he’d cry just because he couldn’t reach the door handle.

So cute.

My hands itch to steal him from Christopher's lap, but he is curled so comfortably that I can't bring myself to.

"We should head inside. Mum is going to drop by soon, and Teo volunteered to cook for us, so…something to look forward to."

I flinch at the mention of Mum; considering how we left things at the wedding, I didn't expect to see her this soon.

“Great.”

I say with a sigh.

**

The dinner is noisier than expected.

Because of the kids, food k