"No," Jennie said quietly. "You can eat first. We can walk out home ourselves."
"Mm." Joshua nodded, not wanting to get up to see them off.
Jennie didn't say anything and walked out of the room with Sharon. As she closed the door, Hazel hit Joshua with an unhurt hand.
"Joshua, it's only a few steps. Why didn't you walk with them?" said Hazel crossly.
"Hazel, do you think of her as your future mother-in-law because she raised me?" Joshua smiled a little, but he was not in the least angry.
Hazel couldn't help rolling eyes at him. "When did you become so narcissistic?"
"For what?" he asked quietly. "You're very different to Auntie Jennie."
