“Mmmm, leftovers,” Tom said, rubbing his belly and eyeing off the food. His wife, however, gave him a stern look. “If I find anything missing from my freezer, Tom Drakis, I’m coming after you with my good knife. And if it becomes blunt stabbing you, I’ll be truly cross.” She couldn’t help it. Melody laughed aloud. This. This is what her childhood should have been like: a loving couple who knew each other well and still wanted to stay married.

