As we sat down at the table, Leila had poured me a cup of coffee and had it setting on the table for me. Then, she placed homemade pancakes and a bottle of syrup on the table, and a Sippy cup with blood in it for Jase. She handed it to him and he started drinking it down immediately. A moment later, Leila joined us and we had our first family breakfast in our own home.
"That was delicious," I said, pushing myself back from the table. "And it looks as if someone else enjoyed it, too."
Jase had made a mess of his pancakes and was wearing most of them, but it was obvious that he had enjoyed it immensely. "Good!" he said, as if right on cue.
Leila laughed as she reached for him. "You go ahead and do what you have to do. Jase and I are going to clean up."
I stopped her. "No; Angela and your
