Before Serenity could reply, Liberty rejected her son’s request outright.

“Aunt Ser needs to rest for at least the first month after giving birth, and your Uncle Zak will be busy taking care of her and the baby. They won’t have time to look after you. You can’t stay with them.

“You’ll stay with us. I’ll be going back to work in a few days, but Dunc will be home. He can take care of you.”

Now that her sister had given birth, Liberty needed to return to Jensburg. She would come back for the baby’s sip-and-see shower.

Sonny pouted, clearly unhappy. He muttered under his breath, “Uncle Zak’s house has other aunts and uncles too... And I can take care of myself. I won’t trouble Aunt Ser and Uncle Zak.”

“Sis,” Serenity said with a smile, “If Sonny wants to stay with me, let him. He really can take care of himself. He can bathe, change his clothes, eat, and do his homework on his own. He doesn’t need much supervision.

“I just have to arrange for a driver to take him to and from prescho