"…What? Why did she kick you out? Did you reveal your dark past?" Axel asked with concern.
Ethan shook his head. "She said she needed to cook my favorite food."
Axel blinked once. Then, a laugh escaped him. "Unbelievable."
Ethan can't help but laugh before saying, "I barely had time to process the emotional reunion before being politely thrown out of the room."
Axel shook his head, amusement flickering in his eyes. "Damn. My wife also left me for the kitchen."
"Well, it looks like they are plotting something in the kitchen."
Axel leaned back in his chair. "That is never a comforting sentence when it involves women."
Ethan nodded seriously. "Especially women who control what we eat."
"That is a very dangerous level of power."
Both of them burst into laughter again.
After a moment, Ethan spoke again, his tone was now softer. "She kept looking at me like I might disappear."
Axel's expression subtly softened. "That is what mothers do."
