I shut the door and awkwardly cleared my throat.
"Uhm... Odie, you remember how I told you that Mommy has a brother?" I asked my baby girl.
"Yeah, Mommy, Unc Waaw," she said, looking at me before turning her head to beam at my brother. "Unc Waaw?"
War's lips parted, but no words came out. The way she says his name is adorable. If things weren't so tense, I think we'd both get a kick out of it.
"You look like pictuwes Mommy shows me," she added happily.
"War... this is Elodie," I said awkwardly. "My daughter... Your neice..."
"Elodie..." he muttered, staring at her like he wasn't sure if this was all a dream or not.
"We call her Odie for short," I mumbled.
"Mommy, Unc Waaw color too?" She asked.
"Yeah, honey, why don't you go get the stuff?" I said as I set her down. "I'll order us
