Jayden concentrated on eating, because he was clearly bringing down the tone of the room. JJ leaned closer to him, patting him on the shoulder.
"Okay, sweetie. How about we just ask you if you're hungry all the time, until you get so annoyed, you learn to just take something yourself? Hmmm?" She winked at him and to her relief, he actually laughed.
"You know what? I think that would probably be our best bet," Jayden said, smiling back at her.