Page 58 of Hell's Claim

“Dad calls her kitten! That’s so cute!” Liv whispered loudly.

Sunny faced her and rolled his eyes, and Callie finally laughed.

“I’m a normal person, Liv, nothing special. I hope you like chicken carbonara?”

“We’re perfectly fine with that,” Cherry said. “Can I do anything to help?”

“Nope, please sit there and relax. It’s been a trying day for you. Everything is under control, thanks,” Callie replied.

“Where’s the salad?” Sunny asked, opening the fridge and pulling ingredients out.

“Why bother asking?” Callie demanded with a roll of her eyes.

Sunny grinned and grabbed her tee, hauling her close and kissing her. Callie was flustered when he broke it off, and Sunny tapped the tip of her nose. “So cute.”

“Sunny! Liv and your mom are watching,” Callie cried.

Sunny turned and saw Liv and Cherry with a soft expression on their faces. Callie blushed when she caught them staring at her.

Cherry smiled gently. “I’m so glad my son met you,” she murmured, and Callie grew redder.

“Thank you.”

“Liv, Callie keeps her plates and stuff there, go lay the table, it’s in the next room,” Sunny ordered as he put the salad together.

“Been here often?” Cherry questioned, sipping the diet cola that Sunny had poured her.

“Just once. A couple of days ago, Callie cooked dinner for me. I’ve been taking Callie out on dates,” Sunny answered.

“Oh?” Cherry perked up, and Liv paused in laying the table.

“You’ve been dating a while?” Liv asked.

“A few weeks. Callie has trust issues, and honestly, I did her wrong at the beginning, but we got over it,” Sunny said.

Cherry reached up and slapped him around the back of the head.

“What was that for?” Sunny demanded.

“For being an idiot,” Cherry retorted, and Liv began laughing.

Callie was unsure of herself, and Cherry winked. “Sweet girl, he is a good man, but he can be bull-headed. A slap every now and then reminds Sunny he is human and mortal.”

“He’s okay,” Callie agreed.

Sunny felt insulted. “Okay?”

“Yup. How about fine?” Callie teased, and Sunny lunged and tickled her. She squealed with laughter as Cherry and Liv looked on in approval.

Callie

“That was amazing. You added something to it?” Cherry asked.

“Most people use a crisp, dry white wine. I use a lighter wine, a fruitier one. I discovered a wine that worked really well and haven’t digressed from it since,” I answered.

“You need to share the brand because that was wonderful,” Cherry replied, smiling. She winced a little and shifted.

“Mom, you okay?” Sunny asked immediately.

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