“Ready?” He nods. I knock a second time. “I said to go away!” Nico shouts loud enough to be heard clearly through the door. “I could do that, but then you’d miss out on joining your dad and me for the best birthday pancakes in the whole wide world.” Rafael’s head swivels toward me. “I thought you hated pancakes.” “He doesn’t know that.” And frankly, I didn’t realize Rafael did since he usually makes them on Saturdays when I’m not here. “Ellie?” Nico’s squeal draws a smile from me. I open the door to find him rushing to put on his glasses. It has only been a week since I last saw him, but the
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