“Kael, behave,” his mum said. She looked at Joe. “And you make me a cup of tea. I need one.”
“Righto, ma’am.” Joe got quickly to his feet and hurried to the kitchen, which pleased Kael immensely. He liked to see his mum taking charge instead of being a doormat for any man who smiled at her.
She turned to Kael now. “Tell him you love him,” she ordered.
He looked at his boy, sitting on the couch with his legs tucked underneath him. “I love you, Angel.”
Without looking at him, Angel said, “Then why did you tell me to get lost?”
“I didn’t. I said you were free to go. I know you’ve been unhappy the last few weeks. I don’t want you to go. It’s the last thing I want. But I don’t want to keep you if you don’t love me anymore.”
“Of course I love you. You’re everything to me,” Angel said.
Joe
