26. SAM
CHAPTER 26
SAM
I can’t remember the last time I enjoyed a Sunday dinner so much, but the second the big hand on the dining room clock hits eleven, Gran jumps up.
“It’s almost eight o’clock. I can’t miss my show. We’ll have to clean up afterwards.”
She hustles into the den, Molly on her heels, asking, “Who do you think is going to be eliminated this week?”
“I hope the handsome one makes the top ten,” Gran says, a little too breathlessly.
“I think it’ll be the guy from Boston,” Lia says with an uncharacteristic giggle. “He kind of fell apart last week.”
“Do you know what they’re talking about?” I ask Diane as I stack plates, figuring I’ll do the dishes.
She cranes her head through the doorway so she can see the TV before turning back. “It’s that new reality cooking show, Yes, Chef! Ethel’s obsessed with it.”
Colleen takes the plates from me and heads for the kitchen. “You’re not a fan, I take it?” I ask, following her with an armful of glasses .
“Nope,” my twin says, popping the ending p of the word aggressively.
When I return to the dining room to pick up more dirty dishes, Diane is leaning in the doorway, watching the TV from across the hall. Crossing to stand next to her, I watch as the lineup of contestants is introduced. I give her a kiss on the cheek and then a swat on the bum. “Go on and join them. I’m not threatened by hot chefs, because I know you’re coming home with me.”
She turns, twining her arms around my neck and leaning in to whisper in my ear. “Did you fill up the ice trays before we left the apartment?”
“You know I did,” I whisper. “And have I got plans for you.”
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