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As soon as I stepped outside, I called Reese, still trying to wrap my mind around the fact that he wanted to meet her. She answered just as I got into the car.
"Hi. How's your dad?"
"Happy. He won.”
"Oh. Then that's a good thing, right?"
"Yeah. But he got suspicious and concluded that I'd played like shit because I was thinking about you."
"Oh."
"And he was right."
"Huh. Really? What else did he say?" Her tone turned playful.
"He'd like to meet you, and I was thinking, what are you doing on Thanksgiving?"
"There's a huge dinner at Aunt Lena's house."
As I'd figured. "I have a proposition for you."
"I'm listening."
"Dad and I usually have lunch together on Thanksgiving. I can make it a brunch, even, if that works better for you. And afterward, you're free to go to your family's event."
"I'd love that," she exclaimed.
I'd have given anything to see her right then. I liked the way her eyes lit up when she was happy. In fact, her entire body changed.
"But on one condition," she continued.
"Of course."
"Would you like to join me in the evening? The whole family will be there. Your dad is welcome, too, of course.”
"He will flatly refuse. But won't there be too many people if I come?” I asked.
"Trust me, one more is really not going to matter. Everyone will be happy to see you."
"Will it make you happy, Reese?"
"Of course."
I smiled. "Then I'll be there."
***
On Thanksgiving, I was at Dad's house at six thirty in the morning to give the turkey plenty of time to cook until lunchtime.
"Dora, how do I look?" Dad asked after I set the table. He’d dressed up smarter than I’d seen him in a while, wearing a dress shirt and a tie too.
"You look very dashing. If you weren't fifteen years my senior, I'd try my chances." Dora winked at him.
"Fifteen? Try fifty, girl."
She frowned. "You're not that old."
"No, but I feel like it."
