Aria pov
I smiled, the muscles in my face felt tight as the camera clicked.
"One more—now everyone look at Noah!"
We looked down. Noah beamed up at us, missing his two front teeth. Pure joy on his chocolate-smeared face. Click.
"Perfect," Olivia said softly.
Lucas appeared beside her, looking at the camera screen over her shoulder. "That's a great shot."
"It is, isn't it?" Olivia tilted the camera so he could see better. Their heads were close together, bent over the small screen.
I caught Damien's eye. He'd noticed too as his lips quivered in amusement.
We stayed like that for a moment. Frozen. Damien's arm around me felt right. "Cake time!" Someone called.
We moved to the main area where Olivia had set up the magnificent chocolate monstrosity. Four layers of dark chocolate cake covered in chocolate frosting. Chocolate chips pressed into every surface. Chocolate dinosaur decorations perched on top. Candles shaped like the number four blazed, wax already starting to drip.
