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In the afternoon, she and Sa the topic of what had occurred earlier in the day

Later that evening, they dressed and headed to Ryan's parents' hoh stiff hellos and predinner drinks She took in the rown up and realized the difference between her parents' small Jersey Shore ho Warrateful they'd finally ended up in the dining roo, however slowly

Sa the introductions and Zoe had stayed by her side, offering silent security Now she discovered that dinner at the Baldwins' was a formal affair, complete with too many plates, forks, knives and spoons for Zoe to handle, never s were so intricate on purpose, to test Zoe's breeding and Sa the worst and plastered a smile on her face for Sam's sake

"Zoe's an unusual name," Vivian, Ryan's mother said

Zoe waited for the help to serve their salads before replying "It's Greek," she explained

"Her sister's na Zoe

That he ren that he'd been interested enough to take note of it

"That's right," she said, forcing a sive the man a chance

"Which fork do I use?" Sam whispered

In reply, Zoe picked up her outside utensil on the left and Saether often?" his ht," Sam chimed in "Elena makes the best randmother, who sat at the head of the table, turned pale beneath her heavily caked foundation

Ryan coughed and Zoe tried not to laugh "SheFat Greek Wedding, you'd understand the joke"

"Well I'd prefer we don't speak that way at the table" Ryan's reat sense of humor Don't you, Saht, regardless of her outrageous words or shocking behavior, Zoe thought approvingly

Unfortunately, each tiainst his farinned "I sure do Bet I can tell you where you got the back on the old boardwalk joke

Everyone around the table looked at one another with blank expressions, except for Ryan's grand about the child's deplorable graht to make Sam more comfortable and she silently applauded his atteot 'ehed and slalass of red wine bysoaked by the liquid, but the white tailored blouse she wore had already taken the worst of the spill

"Oh jeez!" Saan to blot the randmother yelled at them both "Stop!"

They paused

"Those napkins were stitched by s"

"But they're napkins," Sam said She looked at Ryan, who also stood He surveyed the table and the situation, his cheeks turning a ruddy color

"Then pardon me, ma'am, but why put thenated use is for cleaning?" Zoe asked with the sa

"Clearly we're going to have to teach the young lady tableto fit in" Ryan'sfor the help to clean up