Isaak doesn’t so much as blink. “Then that’s where we’re headed. But first, eat up. No bacon, no aquarium.”
Jo looks down at her plate and considers the bacon for a moment. Then she picks it up and raises it to her mouth. She takes a tentative bite and then another, bigger one.
“Hey… it’s good. It’s really good!”
Isaak smiles triumphantly. I grind my teeth in irritation. It all comes so easily to him. Every aspect of his world. Even this, something he never dreamed he’d be doing.
I don’t know whether I want to jump his bones or break them.
“Bread and butter is also a good breakfast,” I say sourly.
Isaak meets my eyes and his smile only gets wider. “Jo, why don’t you try this after you’re done with that? It’s a chocolate croissant.”
I get up and head towards the kitchen island with m
