Chapter 11
Chapter Eleven — The Popcorn Incident
The music had shifted to Tim McGraw’s Don’t Take the Girl, but no one was really listening. Robin settled back with her spoon, stirring her soup slowly as she watched her daughters with quiet, contented eyes. The kitchen held the easy rhythm of their voices, the soft clink of spoons, and the familiar safety of being exactly who they had always been—only now with a little more room for the kid parts to come out and play.
Jenny took another slow bite of grilled cheese and felt the warmth spread all the way down to her bare midriff. She could get used to this version of lunch.
The remnants of the meal still scattered across the plates as Jenny leaned back in her chair, cradling her sweet tea glass between both hands. The condensation felt cool against her palms. The Winnie the Pooh joke had faded into comfortable quiet, but the mention of the 2009 popcorn incident still lingered like a half-remembered punchline.
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