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“I do,” he said. “I just buy them in bulk. I let the kids pick what they want.”
“It doesn’t cause fights?” she asked. Though he had all the good ones there and she wasn’t surprised.
“Not yet it hasn’t. Watch this be the first year.”
They started eating their dinner and she asked, “Why do you do that? What made you want to?”
“What kid doesn’t love getting a full-sized candy bar for Halloween? I figured why not do it?”
“I suppose you’ve got a point. And since you said the kids love it, something tells me they all know what house to come to.”
“I might have heard it said before that my neighbors get more and more kids at their house each year.”
She laughed. “It will be a fun night. I should have thought of dressing up. I did that as a kid too, but it didn’t cross my mind. I’m surprised you don’t decorate the house if you like doing it so much.”
“Nah,” he said. “I’m not much into decorating.”
“I never really was either. Just...”
Mia trailed off and stopped herself from saying Christmas. That she loved to decorate for that holiday.
“You can say it,” he said. “It’s not like I’m going to break out into hives.”
“Are you sure about that?” she asked.
“It hasn’t happened once. Just don’t ask me to put on an ugly sweater if I go to any parties.”
“You actually go to parties?” she asked.
“If I can’t avoid it,” he said. “I’m not an ass, but I show up and leave after an appropriate amount of time.”
She felt bad for him. Considering the businesses he owned, she’d bet he couldn’t avoid things. The liquor stores probably did a booming business along with the bakery.
“We don’t have to talk about it,” she said. “I want to get ready to hand out candy anyway.”
And she didn’t want to put him in a bad mood. Not when her body was ready to do more than give chocolate to kids.
“Why don’t you finish your pizza and I’ll go flip the light on.” She heard laughing. “Come here and look.”
Mia put her pizza down and walked to the front of the house. He pushed the curtain back a little and she saw kids all outside kind of standing around waiting for him.
It reminded her of the Pied Piper a bit. Or...Santa Claus. No way she was saying that.
“Oh my God, you weren’t kidding. Turn the light on and I’ll go get the candy.”
She ran back to the kitchen and grabbed the big bowl just in time for the doorbell to ring.
Cal took it out of her hand. “Go finish your dinner, then you can do the rest.”
She wanted to say no, but she was hungry and went back to clean her plate.
Five minutes later she had the food put away and Cal was still at the front door letting kids pick out the bar they wanted.
“What happens if you run out?” she asked.
“I won’t. I’ve got a few more boxes in a cabinet. I always buy more than I think I need. What doesn’t go I bring to the stores for employees.”
“That’s nice,” she said.
