Chapter 146

Everyone laughed as they waved their goodbyes at the door. "I'm so lucky to have such good people," I said as I closed the door.

Leila laughed. "You mean, we are lucky."

"I stand corrected." Suddenly, Jase started cooing from the bedroom. He rarely cried. "I'll get him, but I have something that I want to show you."

I headed toward the bedroom to get Jase and heard Leila laugh from the kitchen. As I walked into the bedroom, standing in his crib was Jase. "Hey, little man. Want to see something special?"

He cooed excitedly and clapped his hands as I lifted him from the crib.

"And what, pray tell, is that?" Leila asked from behind me.

I laughed as I dressed Jase. "You are worse than a child at Christmas, are you not?"

She snuggled to my shoulder. "Hum I like it when you talk 'knight' to me."

I laughed. "If I knew that, I would speak to you in that manner all the time."

"Promises, promises," she returned. "Now, what is it?"

I laughed, shaking my head.