Ezra
As soon as I opened the door, I was slapped in the face with the most heavenly smells of warm sugar and chocolate. I followed the scent and the sound of children’s laughter through the house toward the kitchen.
When had my house ever felt so alive? When had coming home ever felt so… fun and invigorating? Not that I didn’t love coming home to my son and my loyal staff, but having Joy and Kristen in the house made it even more special.
I opened the door to the kitchen and took a moment to take it all in. It appeared that every available flat surface was covered in cooling racks laden with cookies. There was a stack of dirty mixing bowls in the sink waiting to be washed. Joy and Alex were sitting together in one chair that had been pulled up to the counter. Alex had one arm wrapped ar
