Chapter Forty One

Reiner's POV

I watched her look around for a minute. “Daddy, I have the pan and the sauce, what do I do now?”

“Well, you let me help,” I said rolling up my sleeves. My favorite meal was stuffed shells. My mother had taught me to make them. I thought about how happy she would be if she knew I was teaching my daughter the secret recipe she had taught me all those years ago. I showed Evie the steps to make it. A while later, we pulled the food out of the oven. It smelled divine. Evie set the table. I got out the salad we had made earlier and the cheesy garlic bread. The whole place smelled like a gourmet Italian restaurant. I was about to send Evie to get Myla when she came in.

“That smells divine! I am so hungry; I think I could eat the whole tray!” she exclaimed.

Evie giggled. “Mommy, you would explode!” Myla laughed with her.

The sound of their laughter made my heart skip a beat. The only thing that would complete this moment would be holding my son.

After we ate dinner, we promised