Page 129 of Mr. Broody

“Once you’re done, I’ll grab my bag, and we can go to your house.”

Parking is insane over by Henry’s, so I plan to take an Uber.

He nods, continuing to eat his apple.

Later that night, our popcorn is popped, and we’re about to sit on the couch to watch Henry’s game when I remember something.

“Bodhi, do you have homework?”

His mischievous smile says he does.

“Okay, get it out so we can get it done.”

His body does a movement as if he lost all control over the muscles in his body, and he slides down the couch to the floor. “But Daddy’s game.”

“We can have it on while you do it.”

That’s probably not the best plan. Hopefully he won’t share that little tidbit with Henry.

He groans but goes to his bag and pulls it out, dragging his feet as he comes over and drops the folder on the table. “It’s just my spelling.”

Hopefully we can knock this out quickly, but I’m mad at myself for forgetting until now.

Fifty-Six

Henry

I’m in my hotel bed after the game when I dial up Jade. I’m one hour ahead of her, and that works in my favor tonight.

“Hello,” she whispers.

“Hey.”

“Good game. We watched.” I hear a door shut in the background. “I was just doing some cleaning.”

“You don’t have to clean my place,” I say, not wanting to put her out.

“We made a mess with the popcorn.”

I sit up to rest my back on the headboard. “Popcorn, huh?”

“That’s okay, right?” I hate hearing the worry in her voice.

“Yeah. He doesn’t have any allergies that I know about.”

“I didn’t even think to ask,” she mumbles—more to herself than me, I think. “You got my text with the snack? Apple and peanut butter.”

I push a hand through my hair. “Jade, you don’t have to send me pictures of what you’re feeding him. I just appreciate you doing this for me. It was a huge ask.”

She’s quiet again for a beat. I feel as though I’m saying all the wrong things in this situation.

“It really wasn’t.”

“You’re busy.” I try to clarify what I mean when I’m really just hiding my own insecurities about us and our future.

“It’s not a big deal. I’m just editing some pictures before putting them on my site. You know those ones I took in River North last weekend?”

“They were great. I hearted them on your Instagram.”

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