I carried another platter of pancakes from the kitchen just as one of the younger boys looked up at me.
"Aunt Paige, can I have two more?" He asked and I smiled as I placed the platter in front of him.
"You can have two more if you promise not to blame me when you can't move afterward." I said.
"I can definitely move." He said.
"We'll see about that in half an hour." I said and the children giggled while Emma shook her head.
"You've become very good at negotiating." Emma said.
"I work with mechanics. They're not much different." I said and Hunter pointed his fork toward me.
"I heard that." Hunter said.
"You were supposed to." I said.
Laughter rolled around the table again and I found myself laughing right along with everyone else.
Once breakfast slowed down, the children disappea
