"It wasn't," David said simply. "And it's a big part of why we don't talk much anymore. Mom's great, though. Mom's a freaking queen, I hope I have her strength of will when I'm older."
They'd reached the diner, so Jamie held the door open so they could all file inside. "Booth, I think," he told the hostess, who showed them to a corner booth big enough so they weren't all squashed on top of each other.
Jamie pulled Roxanna back slightly, letting David and Jayden sit down, before dragging her to sit next to him in the bend of the booth. "I need a shake," he declared. "And fries. Gimme all the fries."