The boys soon became close friends, and the day arrived that Sara never thought she'd see. Mike came bounding down the staircase, and called out to his mother in the kitchen, a smile plastered onto his face.
"Hey mum, Seb is coming over for a bit. Is that OK? I'll check with dad too." Sara nodded her head. She reached into the fridge and pulled out some carrots and dip, preparing for the incoming request for food. Mike gave his mother a hug, and turned and ran down the corridor towards his father's office.
"Dad, can a friend from school come over today?" Michael looked up from the plans he was studying, and smiled at his son.
"Of course he can. What's his name?"
"Thanks dad. His name is Seb, and he's in my class." Mike gave his father a hug and ran out of the room. A few minutes later Seb arrived and greeted Sara, before following Mike through the house and into his bedroom.
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Sara walked in Michael's office and put her hands on his shoulders, his eyes never leaving the page. He reached up and grabbed her hand and brought it to his mouth and kissed it.
"What are we working on" Sara asked her husband. He was always working on different projects and she often struggled to keep track of what he was working on at one particular time. Michael turned his chair to face her, reached forward, and pulled her onto his lap.
"Just some tower for some big company. How are Mike and his friend."
"They're fine, I just looked in on them and they were building forts or something with the lego."
"I'm glad, he seems to have really bonded with that boy, he's always talking about him."
"It's good to see him getting along with those his age." Sara smiled at her husband and noticed the door was now almost closed. Realising that her son and his friend are probably spying on the two, she bend down and gave Michael a kiss, deep enough to tease their son but not far enough for it to develop further.
Screams of 'EWW' and 'gross' came from outside the door, followed by the pitterpatter of the boys running back to Mike's room. Sara and Michael just smiled and kissed again. Sara then left Michael to his work and went back to the kitchen to make the boys lunch.