Sariyah smiled. “Your big brother Johnathan really loves kids. He loves our son the most. Sometimes, even I can’t compete.”
Johnathan and Jane were twins, but Jane was kidnapped when she was just six months old. He grew up without her, spending over twenty years searching before they finally reunited. They’d missed out on their entire childhood together.
That lonely childhood made him determined not to let his son feel the same. He and Sariyah had already talked about having a second child—a boy or a girl, as long as their son had someone to grow up with.
River grinned. “Of course you love your own kids.”
“Here, have some fruit,” Sariyah said, gesturing for him to eat. “Dinner’s almost ready, so I won’t bring out any snacks. Otherwise, you won’t have room for a proper meal.”
River took some fruit. He wasn’t big on sweets, but he didn’t mind eating them when offered.
After a while of chatting, Romina arrived.