Chapter 14: Music in the Park
“Are you okay with all this?” Max whispered as he spread a blanket on the park’s lawn. His mother had already claimed a spot for her family, with a huge quilt loaded with two picnic baskets. The kids, including Ebon, were running off their excess steam with a bunch of the other kids waiting for the performance to start.
Kit had to grin at Max’s dubious face. “You mean Disney songs? I can deal.”
“I meant all this family drama and you knew it. I was planning on avoiding my family for some time, but it backfired on me.”
“They’re not so bad. At least my sister is at work today. You won’t get the third-degree yet.”
“No, but you might.” Max shot a sour look at his mother, who’d brought herself a lawn chair and was presiding over the picnic baskets like a queen.
