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LILA
Itook the pumpkin pie out of the oven, fresh and hot, as
Gran set the table. The pie, with its walnut crust, was
Maddox’s favorite, and I always made sure it was for
dessert, as often as I could.
You’d think Gran was feeding an army with all the food,
but there were only four of us. She placed her famous
pulled pork, made in her newly acquire instant pot, in the
middle of the table, as Pops and Maddox joined us. My
chest filled with warmth at the sight of the two of them
together.
The two most important men in my life. I was just glad
they got along so well.
Maddox met my gaze, and the pit of my stomach
fluttered. It was some cosmic reaction I couldn’t explain
because we didn’t need words; we just looked at each other
and smiled.
This was my favorite time of the year. Only because I got
to go back home to visit my grandparents since it was
Gran’s birthday. It also happened to be Maddox’s favorite
too because of two things: food, and, even though he’d
never admit it, he loved the feeling of being part of our
little family.