Swallowing noisily, I headed to the kitchen and grabbed the bowl of snacks I had prepared. She clapped happily when she came out and saw it sitting on the table in front of the couch. It was an assortment of crackers, cheese, grapes and a few random vegetables. Then I brought in a big pitcher of cucumber water I had made, too. We both loved how refreshing it tasted. She gave me another kiss before sitting down.
Maddie was at one end of the couch with one leg stretched across, almost reaching the far end, and the other bent with her knee sticking up in the air. I settled onto the opposite end of the couch and stretched my leg along hers. She smiled at me when I did that. Grabbing the blanket from the back of the couch, I draped it over our legs. Then I pressed play, and we started watching
