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"I can’t wait to see you again, baby," she said "I’ve uys, too I guess I’ll see you next week"

I was still sitting on the sofa in shock when Ge up her coat and scarf Then she turned and sawfor Thanksgiving"

"Then why do you look like they just told you your dog died?"

I shook my head to clear it Of course, I couldn’t explain the full reasoning to Gemma, so she wouldn’t be able to understand my worry "I’ me hoful it would be here that I can’t believe they’re willing to coot a huge project at work, and I can’t take tiot souide at least one day"

"Really?" Geuide, and in spite of the fact that she was unknowingly dating a guy who’d spent decades under a frog enchantment, her world was a lot more normal than mine was

"Sure It’ll be fun I love your parents" She grinned suddenly "I don’t suppose yourdinner, is she?"

"She’s already got it planned She’ll die when she sees the kitchen, but she wants the big fa, your Thanksgiving dinner last year onderful, but I still reiving Your hted to feed you"

Marcia then cah the door The starry look in her eyes hinted that her lateness had little to do with ato do with her boyfriend, Jeff, who also had so He just thought he was for a while

"Guess who’s going to be here for Thanksgiving?" Gemma asked her before she even had her coat off

"Who?"

"Katie’s parents"

Marcia’s eyes lit up "Is Mrs Chandler cooking Thanksgiving dinner?"

"She plans to," I said It said so that neither roo to stay For soht volunteer to sleep in the bathtub Before they had to offer, I said, "I’ll need to make hotel reservations for thee any time off Maybe I can work half days"

"It’s a holiday week Nobody will get any real work done, anyway," Marcia said "Do you think she’ll make that sweet potato stuff with the little marshmallows?"

I was still so preoccupied by the iot to flutter when I saaiting in front of reeted ?"

"Wrong? Oh, it’s nothing I’ve just been thinking"

He kept his usual slight distance as he walked alongside ht that they’re planning to coreat" Then he hesitated and added, "Isn’t it?"

"Yeah But I’ation and all, and I don’t know that I can take any extra tiible for vacation time yet But my folks really shouldn’t be left on their own in this city, trust er, them or the rest of the city"

"Your boss probably doesn’t even knoe have a vacation policy," he said with a wry grin "I’m sure he can be flexible with you But other than the work issue, you’re glad to see your family, aren’t you?" He sounded allad I’m mostly worried about what they think of the city and my life They were so worried before I moved here Part ofme back home It would be a lot easier if I went to visit them"

"Or they could see what you see in the city Theythe reality instead of their fearshere"