Chapter 30
Lucius
“We hope to see you again soon,” Lily gushes as she kisses my cheeks, first one, then the other.
I tolerate the display of affection, though usually, my instinct would be to pull away. In general, to my surprise, the entire dinner was quite tolerable. Maybe even nice. The warm family atmosphere, the gentle ribbing, the way they pretended to like Lily’s terrible cooking—it all made me a little wistful. True, I’ve experienced some of this with Gram, but she’s only one woman and can’t create such a festive atmosphere all by herself.
Maybe I’ll make myself a big family like that one day.
Wait, what am I thinking?
“We should leave them alone,” Lily says, nodding at me and then Juno. “Let them say ‘goodbye.’” She puts the last word in air quotes, and Juno rolls her eyes.
