Seeing Red
“Seth chided and patted his belly for emphasis.
Toby stilled, ceasing his bouncing from one corner of the table to the next, and stood between his own place setting and Seth’s. He looked at his half-eaten waffle, then up at Seth—who cocked a warning eyebrow up at him—then his plate again.
Finally, Toby sat and picked up his fork.
Stephen, on the other end of the table they shared with Curt and Erica, laughed and shook his head. “I’ve never seen him eat anything beyond that wretched Bran-O cereal my sister buys. Surprised he ate that egg.”
“I like eggs,” Toby said, and he sank his teeth into his second hard-boiled egg.
“Since when?” Stephen asked. “You didn’t like them at Easter when Nanna Maura put one on your plate.”
Toby didn’t respond, just chewed.
Toby had a lot of Meg in him, as far as Seth could see. Not only did he have the bossy gene, but he evidently possessed a similar ability to command all the attention in a room. The waitstaff, even the ones not assigned to their table, mi...lled around, interacting with him.MoreLess
Toby stilled, ceasing his bouncing from one corner of the table to the next, and stood between his own place setting and Seth’s. He looked at his half-eaten waffle, then up at Seth—who cocked a warning eyebrow up at him—then his plate again.
Finally, Toby sat and picked up his fork.
Stephen, on the other end of the table they shared with Curt and Erica, laughed and shook his head. “I’ve never seen him eat anything beyond that wretched Bran-O cereal my sister buys. Surprised he ate that egg.”
“I like eggs,” Toby said, and he sank his teeth into his second hard-boiled egg.
“Since when?” Stephen asked. “You didn’t like them at Easter when Nanna Maura put one on your plate.”
Toby didn’t respond, just chewed.
Toby had a lot of Meg in him, as far as Seth could see. Not only did he have the bossy gene, but he evidently possessed a similar ability to command all the attention in a room. The waitstaff, even the ones not assigned to their table, mi...lled around, interacting with him.MoreLess
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