It felt as though her heart swelled to twice its size with Dagny's warm response, and she didn't care one bit of the young woman was just humoring her. She wanted a good relationship with her children's significant others, and she was one accustomed to getting what she wanted. "Lovely. Even if it's not for months yet."
"Rhubarb pie, anyone?" Theo asked gaily as he walked into the room, a tray floating ahead of him laden with four wide, shallow bowls. While his wife might normally prefer they take dessert in the informal dining room, he knew she would indulge the more casual sitting room with as good a mood as she was in.
Thad's stomach growled, which seemed impossible with as much as he'd had at dinner, but then he was training hard, and his dad was fantastic in the kitchen. "Ooh, you've not had dad's rhubarb pie yet, have you?" he asked Dagny as he took two bowls from the tray, passing one to her.