Page 74 of Slap Shot
Emmy
Thanksgiving is at our place on Thursday. I hope you all can come.
Maven
The Titans are away, and since we’re off, the kids and I are going to fly out to California for the game.
Piper
Aw. That’ll be fun! I’ll be at Thanksgiving, Em!
Lexi
Me too.
Me
Thank you so much for the invitation. I’m not sure if Lucy and I can make it, but I appreciate you offering.
Emmy
Of course. Bring something if you want, but it’s not a requirement. We eat A LOT of food, so there’s always plenty to pick from.
Lexi
Any day I can unbutton my jeans at the table is a good day.
Piper
I feel like there’s a double meaning there.
Lexi
I like how your brain works, Piper.
Lucy setsa piece of artwork next to my ceramic mixing bowl and tugs on my shirt.
Look what I did at school!She points at the paper boasting a turkey decorated with feathers and glitter.That’s my hand!
I’d recognize your hand anywhere. I lift her and set her on the counter beside my ingredients for lemon pepper chicken.Does your turkey have a name?
Princess Diamond Horseshoe Ridgewood.
That’s lovely.Where should we put her?
On the fridge!She points to the stainless-steel appliance to my left.Next to the other pictures.
I’ll ask Hudson if we can hang it up.
Lucy smiles. She stirs the egg mixture I’ve been working on and wrinkles her nose before letting go of the whisk.
Why is it yellow?It smells funny.
Because there are eggs in it.And the smell is garlic.You like garlic.I put it on the bread you had for dinner last night.
I love bread!
I laugh.I know you do,angel.
