[If only she knew why he was so doting, compared to Ai. He didn't want to lose this opportunity to have his mother's presence as well as his father's. It might be selfish not telling them but he was fine with it. He wanted to shoulder it onto himself.]
Hmm. It was good, wasn't it?
[He was glad to have helped cook. It felt nostalgic in its own way.]
I don't think we'd both fit in the chair.
[He gets a chuckle out of the suggestion, though.]