“Did you make him pay?” Meri asked curiously.
“I made him dig out the old picture of Olivier in the rubber boots.”
“Had to go to the attic. The kids had a great time up there.” Levi stroked Max’s arm. “We’ve had a good day.”
“We had a crawfish boil.” Ollie sat up, “and then when we were done being messy and dirty, daddy and grandpapa jumped us into the pool in our clothes!” she fell atop his chest with delight at the memory. “It was so fun.”
“You had a crawfish boil.” Meri’s eyes were glittering
Bobbie knew Olivier got his love of seafood from his mother and had learned earlier it was her favorite thing.
“Yes, Mireille is a great cook.” Max said from where he was curled against his grandfather, “I liked pulling the heads off the crawfish.”
“Levi,” Meri’s voice was tight. “You are i
