*
“Well, this is nice, isn’t it?” Sandra asked as all four of them sat down to have dinner. She was sitting across from Aiden, while Bella was to his right and Ava to his left. With the food served, they ate in silence for the first few minutes before she finally decided to break the silence.
“Will you be coming home for thanksgiving?” she asked Aiden, who had been staring at Bella the entire time and almost forgotten that there were other people at the table.
“Hm?” he muttered absentmindedly.
“Maybe you would have heard me if you stopped staring at Bella and listened to your mother,” she said with a knowing smile. “I know she’s beautiful, but you should try and pay attention to other things sometimes.”
Bella blushed at her words, while Aiden settled a blank stare at her.
“I asked
