❀ Clark ❀
The smell of charcoal and sizzling meat only added to the atmosphere, and it felt good. Amy had transformed the backyard into something magical with twinkling lights and lanterns. I didn’t feel bad about buying too many things, and the lanterns had been a great idea. But the best part was the sound of laughter as the kids screamed in delight as they cannonballed into the pool and squealed over water games. It wasn’t chaotic, it was alive. To me, it wasn’t just a housewarming, it felt more like a belonging.
“Amy outdid herself,” Camden muttered beside me as we stood at the grill. I flipped the burgers while he tended to the mountain of skewers we had prepared earlier. “Like this is pretty cool,”
“Yeah,” I said as I scanned the yard. “It’s perfect,” Amy had kept it small, just
