Jade entered the house and saw Shane sitting on the sofa with Zack. They seemed to get along and even Shane winked at Jade then focused back on Zack because they were discussing footballers that Jade didn't know anything about.
Zack didn't even notice his daughter's arrival when she sat down beside him. "Well, what made you not realize I was back, Dad?" Jade asked.
"Oh, it turns out that this friend of yours likes to play football and knows a lot about football," said Zack chuckling.
Jade muttered but she wasn't the least bit interested in the conversation about football. She was even more hungry. "I'm hungry. Let's have dinner, Dad. What are you cooking?" Jade asked.
Zack immediately stood up. "Because Shane is here, so we have dinner together. Okay?"
Jade couldn't answer and Shane just gave in. He was more pleased than resigned. At least he could stare at Jade for a long time.