He didn't hear them at all. He walked into the kitchen and they weren't there talking. He frowned. Why weren't they there?
He thought about it. He'd wished that his parents accepted Zoe whatever way she wanted to be. He'd never considered how that might change their family. His parents weren't likely to accept Zoe the way she was. So his parents had to change. But how?
He mentally kicked himself. He'd thought he was doing something nice, but he ended up doing something stupid.