How utterly unsurprising. Alison chuckled as she stirred the pasta and made sure it wasn't too hot. "Okay, sweetheart. We'll save room for cannoli."

Well, he might. She didn't want any. The pasta sounded tastier to her.

She brought the bowl and two forks over and set them on the table. Then she scooped the little blond up and settled him in her lap again. She handed him a fork as she snagged a piece of orange to eat before she dug into the pasta, herself.