"Mom?"
When Leo said this, he was looking at my face as though he was waiting for something.
I realized he needed a more definite answer!
"Delicious," I replied firmly.
Once I said that, I saw a sad smile flicker across his face.
Did I say something wrong?
Julian let out a dramatic gasp. "Really? Let me try!"
I took a sip of sparkling water to tone down the overpowering cheese flavor in my mouth. Maybe I was just being overly sensitive, but one thing did cross my mind. "Does your mom use this much cheese, too?"
"No, it's just that I saw you buying it the other day and thought you'd like it," Leo said with a smile.
"Don't blame Lily," Julian said, taking a bite of his pizza. "I remember when I was a kid, the first pizza Miranda made looked just like this—cheese all over it, like a
