Chapter Eleven:
It wasn't long before Benny and shyly pointed at one of Kristina's favorite movies and Kyle had quickly announced that was the one they wanted to watch. Spinelli had smiled and put the DVD in before heading off to make some popcorn for the boys. He made it back into the room just in time to hit 'play' and start the cartoon. He hoped that watching the movie would allow the boys a few moments to just be kids. After all they had been through, that certainly wasn't too much to ask.
It made for a quiet couple of hours, as neither boy said a word during the movie. He kept an eye on them over the edge of his laptop while he worked. At the end of that movie, Kyle had worked up the courage to ask if they could watch another. The rest of the day passed with both boys calm and occupied.
The second movie hadn't been over for very long when Maxie got home. Spinelli had happily informed her that the day had gone wonderfully and then asked how she felt about ordering pizza. She had laughed and told him that was fine before setting herself on the task of getting Kyle to tell her what toppings he and Benny liked. She smiled when the boy told her that they just liked pepperoni.
"That was always my favorite when I was younger too." she told the young teen.
Spinelli walked into the kitchen to find the number and call the local pizza place while Maxie asked Kyle what they had done that day and then launched into an elaborate story of her adventures that at work that managed to get even Benny to smile. She heard the phone ring just as soon as Spinelli had hung up and smiled again when she heard her husband answer.
"Hey, Dad." he said.
It was amazing to her that Spinelli and Sonny had only found out that they were father and son a couple of years ago. Despite the highly bumpy beginnings of their relationship, the two had become quite close now. Nobody just meeting them would ever guess that Spinelli had grown up without Sonny as his father. Her husband had embraced his new family and took none of it for granted, even doing his best to be civil with his uncle on the rare occasions when they met.
Spinelli caught her eye and motioned for her to come over to him, once she did he told his father to let him ask and covered the end of the phone.
"Please, ask the boys if they would mind if Dad came over for dinner tomorrow with Michael and Morgan." he said.
She smiled and nodded, and then headed back to the living room. The boys had looked nervous at the mention of Spinelli's father but had agreed as soon as they heard that Michael and Morgan would be coming as well. It seemed as though the boys had hit it off quite well with their "foster uncle's".
Author's Note: Well, not quite as fast as I was hoping ... but it's still a lot faster an update then before, right? I really need to try and outline this better... Anyway, I really hope you all like this chapter!