Rob stepped up ready to save Julian from himself and from Rico. "If there's anything you hate, now is the time to speak up," Rob told him as Wyatt listed too many different combinations for them to choose from.
"You see why we needed help eating this stuff," Sam said to Julian. "I'll make your sandwiches."
When Rico and Wyatt got to work, Rob could see that Sam was really doing them a major favor. The other two were both making super tall sandwiches, trying to outdo each other.
"That's what Sam saved us from," Rob said to Julian.
"Are you guys competing?" Sam asked when he saw what his husband and Rico were doing. "You're done. I'm confiscating your supplies."
Since Sam took away the sandwich fixings, Rico and Wyatt started sneaking slices from each other's sandwiches. They were jostling each other until Sam stepped in.
"You are this close to starting a food fight," Sam said as he got between them. "It might not look like it, but this is supposed to be a dinner party. What are Rob and Julian going to think?"
"Jules does look like he's judging us," Rico said as he squinted at Julian.
"Jules? God. That better not catch on," Julian muttered to Rob.
Rico had heard him though. "Aha! You hate it. Jules it is."
"Never show him your weaknesses," Mitch advised.
"Is that the mistake you made?" Rob asked and Mitch laughed.
"I did. My weakness was him," Mitch said as he smiled at Rico. Touched and a little embarrassed by his words, Rico tried to act cool and Mitch laughed at him. It seemed like Mitch was his weakness too.
Mitch was ready to make sandwiches for the kids when they all crowded into the kitchen. "What kind of sandwich for Danny?" he asked.
"Is it a growned-up sammich or a kid sammich?" Danny asked.
"You want a kid sandwich?" Wyatt said then he looked at his boys. "You heard him."
Riley got his meaning right away. "We get to make sandwiches," he said excitedly.
"Make a mess, you mean," Sam said while Riley was jumping in place.
DJ was quieter but his eyes lit up as Sam and Wyatt set up what they needed on the small kitchen table. It wasn't just the Hayes boys. All the kids clustered around the table and got in on the fun, even Danny.
"They are going to need close supervision," Sam said and glared at Wyatt a little.
"The dogs will lick up the mess," Wyatt said with a shrug. For now the dogs were being kept out of the way in the living room with Lara and Noreen.
Next to Rob, Julian was holding himself back from helping Danny's clumsy effort at sandwich making. Sam was already there making sure the sandwiches came out edible. In the chaos of the kids making sandwiches, DJ was being careful to do everything right while Riley loaded on the mayo.
"Easy, Ry, it's not frosting," Wyatt told him.
Gloria showed Sammy and Danny how to make a secret smiley face inside the sandwich with ketchup, and they were amazed.
Rico just wanted to make trouble. "You going to make a sandwich for your big brother?" he asked Danny.
"I already made him one," Sam reminded him.
"Did you put mustard?" Danny asked Sam. "Julian likes mustard. What do you like, Rob?"
"Pickles," Rob told him.
"Pickles?" Danny said while looking up at Sam.
"We'll have some pickles on the side," Sam told him.
