Page 66 of My One

“I see you get your humor from your mother,” she replied, patting me on the shoulder.

I looked at Easton and then over at Edna. “I do?”

She smiled and sat in her recliner next to the couch. “You do.”

“I don’t really remember her being funny,” I stated.

“What do you remember?” she asked.

I sighed. “Honestly, not a whole lot.”

“That breaks my heart.” Edna leaned forward and touched my knee. “Your mother was an amazing woman.”

“Breaks my heart too,” I admitted.

“If it makes you feel any better, Edna,” Easton said, “Avery’s like a brother to me, and my parents consider him like a son.”

“That does make me feel better,” she replied. “But I wish you would have had a relationship with Denise.”

“Me, too,” I whispered.

There was a knock at the door. “I’ll get it.” Easton stood, moving to the front door. As soon as the ladies entered, I could instantly smell the burgers and fries coming from the greasy bag. “Still smells the same,” Easton stated.

I grinned. “And tastes the same too.”

“Everyone ready for dinner and a movie?” Nic asked.

I glanced over at Edna to see her smiling. “This makes me happy,” she beamed.

“Yeah?”

“I never had kids.”

“You didn’t want them?” Nic asked.

Edna’s smile slipped slightly. “Just wasn’t in the cards. What about you four?”

“I have a daughter,” Easton replied.

“Oh?”

“From a previous marriage,” he clarified.

“And will you two have any together?” Edna looked between him and Brooke, who was handing him his double cheeseburger and fries.

“Maybe,” Brooke answered. “I’ve had cancer twice, so we’re not sure if it’s in our cards either.”

Edna frowned. “I’m sorry to hear that. Are you …” She trailed off.

Brooke smiled and handed Edna her food. “I get a scan every year to check to see if the tumor has regrown. So far so good.”

“I’ll keep you in my prayers,” Edna stated.

“Thank you,” Brooke replied.

“And you two?” Edna took a sip of her vanilla shake.

I let Nic answer as I unwrapped part of my double-double and took a bite. “We lost our first one,” Nic said solemnly.