Gale could not help but sit back down and watch the two. What exactly were they going to do?

"Eat. Open your mouth," Shawn said.

"I can eat by myself."

Shawn glanced at the IV drip connected to the back of his hand. "Are you sure you can eat by yourself?"

"I'll wait for Big Beauty... uh, wait for Mommy to finish eating, then she can feed me," Joshua said.

Shawn raised an eyebrow slightly. "Mommy?"

"Yeah. She's my mommy. What's the problem with that?"

"You used to call her Big Beauty, right?"

"I... I..."

Gale frantically signaled to Joshua!

Joshua, being clever, immediately said, "I can call her whatever I want. If I feel like calling her Big Beauty or Mommy, I will!"

Shawn responded lightly, "This is the first time I've heard you call her that."

"That means you haven't seen us enough. I definitely call her Mommy more than Big Beauty. The times I call her Big Beauty are fewer."

Joshua had inherited Shawn's natural talent for lying.

Shawn gave a faint snort.

"You used