Meeting Sarah/A Jordan Knight FanFic (Completed)✔️

Chapter Thirty

Chapter Thirty

Enjoy the small moments.

Late August, I took Lyra camping in Yosemite park before she started first grade. We spent a whole week hiking, fishing and meeting new people. We both learned a lot on that trip, but Lyra's favorite moment was when her rock skipped three times on the lake.

Enjoy the little moments, together.

And for a week that was exactly what we did.

In early September, Lyra was packed and ready for her first day of grade one. Keeping with tradition, I made her breakfast, brought her to school and, when I picked her up again, we stopped at Max's for dinner.

I had not been to Max's in months. It was a place I couldn't step inside. It had been my place with Sarah, and I knew going there would open up old wounds that were still trying to heal. When Leslie had been here, she taken Lyra to Max's a bunch of times, so had Jeremy when he asked to spend the day with Lyra. But I had not stepped inside of Max's in a very long time. Lyra held my hand as we walked inside the restaurant, her mouth moved a mile a minute as she told me about her first day of school.

"Mrs. Madison assigned us our seats, and I got to sit next to Tamasin." She swallowed and tried to catch her breath. "She's my new best friend. But so is Dena. But Tamasin moved here all the way from Texas, and she had no one to sit with at lunch. I told her that you had been to Texas, Daddy, and that one day I wanted to go see the Elmo."

"You mean the Alamo." I smiled down at Lyra.

"Oh yeah, the Alamo." She giggled.

"I think it was very nice of you to befriend her, Lyra." I paused and looked down at her. "Your mother would be very proud to see what a kind little girl you've turned into."

"Thanks, Daddy." Lyra replied with big bright eyes. We stopped at the hostess booth; an old face greeted us.

"Hey there, strangers!"

Max's wife, Sophia, came around the booth and hugged me. The last time I had seen her was at the funeral. It was hard to believe that it had been four months since Sarah had passed away.

"Sophia!" Lyra hugged her. "Today was my first day of school."

"It was?" Sophia squatted down. Her slick black hair had been pulled away from her face. "I think that means dessert is on us." Sophia winked at Lyra. "Come on, I'll get you two situated in a booth and I'll let Max know you're here. I know he'll want to say hi."

"Thank you," I said, and Sophia rubbed my arms.

Lyra eagerly sipped on her milkshake after she was done with her meal, her eyes were still wide from the size of the glass Sophia had placed in front of her. I sat back, watching her drink it and waiting for the brain freeze to kick in.

"Too fast! Too fast!" Lyra pulled away and rushed her hand to her forehead. I chuckled and locked eyes with Max.

"Lyra, come sit next to me and let Max sit there." I pulled her milkshake to my side of the table.

Max's smile was wide on his face when he approached us. It was rare for him to leave the kitchen. He sat across and waved at Lyra. His long thick beard intimidated Lyra, and she whispered hello.

"How's it going, Jordan?" he asked.

"Good." I exhaled. "Life has been good, right, Lyra?" She nodded. "I'd ask you how you guys are, but look at this place." I paused and looked around. "It's always so packed in here."

"Yes, thank God. I can't believe this all started with a food truck. I need to thank Sarah for pushing me to open up a bigger place." He looked at Lyra when he mentioned Sarah.