“After breakfast, how about we buy you a bike?” TJ asked Astoria over breakfast.
“Yay!” Astoria yelled.
“TJ” Mira whispered. “Can I talk to you for a second?” she asked and stood at the corner of the kitchen.
“Yeah?” TJ asked.
“Why are you buying her a bike?” she asked.
“Why not? She’ll be four soon” he said. “Don’t worry, she’ll still be with training wheels” he guaranteed.
“Where’s she going to ride it? We’re living in an apartment. No lawn, no streets” she said.
“What’s wrong with having a bike in the apartment? Everyone knows we have a kid here” he told her softly. Mira felt something twitch in her stomach. It sounded like TJ acknowledges the fact that everyone thinks that Astoria’s their child. She quickly shook it out of her head. “I don’t think we’re having the bike, kid” TJ
