Chapter 23: Angel

I had no idea when I agreed to come to Cara’s house for dinner that it would be this emotional. There’s so much going on, so many emotions, so many memories that are coming to the forefront. It’s a bit overwhelming.

Liam has been very supportive. I’m glad he’s here. I’m not sure I could do this without him.

“Anders, you want to help me with the ribs? Cara, are you ready with everything else?

“Yep, we’ll get the table set while you go pull the ribs off the slow cooker.” She says to Clint before looking at us. “They’ve been cooking for several hours. They should fall off the bone.”

I follow her to the kitchen. “What can I do to help?” I ask.

Rik goes to the oven and begins pulling out what looks like twice-baked potatoes, some sort of vegetable casserole and something else that smells like mac and cheese.

“It all smells delicious.” Liam says, coming up behind me and putting his hand on my hip. I’ve noticed that any time I move away from him, he makes sure that he moves close again, touc