Cheryl stiffened.
The server laughed. “We don’t serve alcohol.”
“Shucks.” Nathan winked. “I’ll have a burger.”
“Which one?” The server flipped the menu open to the burger choices.
Nathan didn’t even look. “What’s your spiciest burger, darlin’?”
“The jalapeño burger.”
“Then that’s what I want.”
He’d said he could read. Cheryl didn’t believe him.
After the server left, Nathan asked, “What else do we need to pick up?”
She handed him the list.
He looked through it. “We ticked off a lot.”
Could he identify the items they’d bought? She handed him one of Josh’s crayons. “Go ahead and cross them off.”
His eyes narrowed. Looking through the list, he struck a couple of items, folded it and tucked the paper in his shirt pocket.
When their food came, Nathan watched her cut Josh’s pancakes, then he cut Isabella’s French toast. “Is it good?”
Isabella nodded. She picked up a piece with her fingers and dipped it in the syrup he’d poured.
Cheryl wanted to tell the girl to use her fork, but that was Nathan’s responsibility.
They were quiet until Josh said, “We forgot to get paper for my easel.”
“Da—” Nathan stopped and then said, “Shoot. We’ll fix that.”
Josh sighed. “I wanted to draw the bug.”
“The praying mantis?” Nathan asked.
“Yeah. That mantis thing.”
“We still have to go to another shop,” Cheryl warned. “It’ll be bedtime when we get home.”
Nathan leaned over to Josh. “I used to use stuff my dad had from the construction site.”
“That’s ’cause you had a dad. Mine died.” Josh dragged a pancake through his syrup.
Cheryl swallowed, not looking at Nathan. “Josh...” But she didn’t know what to say.
“I’m sorry your dad died.” Nathan squirmed in his chair. “But if we have time, there’s paper in the carriage house that might work for now.”
“Cool.” Josh dug back into his dinner.
Cheryl took a few bites of her sandwich and then pushed it around her plate. She didn’t feel like eating anymore.
She wanted this night to end. It should have been her and Brad having dinner with their kids. Not a clueless man she’d rather avoid.
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