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Lena plucked him from the crib, lifting him high into the air.
"Hi, baby!" she cooed sweetly, bringing him to her face to kiss his neck in rapid, noisy kisses, tickling him like she had often seen Megan do. It worked; he burst into baby chuckles. His blue footie pajamas were twisted, one foot flapping empty; Lena adjusted it and wrinkled her nose at the smell; she loved Megan dearly, but some things a sibling had to do herself.
Carrying him into the kitchen, his curly black hair tickling her chin, Lena held him out to Megan. "I think he needs changed," she explained.
"Ugh, again ?" Megan sighed, but took Jared from Lena's arms, smiling at him. He smiled back. She bore the little stinker into the bathroom, and Lena took over the macaroni duty.
The table was set and the four were seated before Megan returned, smelling of lavender soap and baby powder. She set her youngest brother into his high chair, scooping some macaroni noodles and extremely thinly sliced vegetables onto his tray before sitting herself down. She held her small hand out to Robert, and Georgia took her other one, reaching for Lena's hand. Lena accepted it, and Sarah took both Lena's other hand and Robert's free hand.
Megan lowered her head and the girls followed suit. Oh! Lena realized. Prayer! She had forgotten how religious the Whitgrass family could be. She felt something fuzzy settle on her foot and smiled. Biscuit.
"Dear God," Sarah spoke quietly. "Thank you for letting Robert and Lena come visit. And please protect mommy and daddy. Please don't let daddy get stuck in the snow again."
Lena couldn't hide her grin at the childish sincerity of the prayer. Sarah continued speaking. "Please keep all girls safe from the bad man." It took Lena a moment to realize what Sarah was saying; she must have been referring to the recent killings. She couldn't place why she felt so surprised that Sarah even knew anything of what was happening. Sarah started to wrap the prayer up, but Megan interrupted with a gentle whisper. " The food ."
"Oh yeah!" Sarah agreed. "Please let this food make our bodies healthy and strong. Amen."
Everyone at the table replied with "amen.", including Lena, who said it a beat too late. She blushed as everyone looked at her.
"Oh, right," Megan realized. "Robert, I forgot that you're Jewish. Does that mean…"
"I can pray, too," Robert insisted. "Being Jewish doesn't mean you can't."
"Oh." Embarrassed at not knowing much about any religion but her own, Megan stood flushed and looked down. Robert patted her shoulder and heaped a spoonful of noodles onto her plate, smiling gently.
Jared crowed loudly and broke the tension by tossing a carrot slice across the table. "Jared!" Megan insisted. "I told you; throwing food is not nice." Jared giggled, enthralled at his own cleverness.
Dinner passed in cheerful conversation, collimating with a loud argument between Sarah and Georgia between what movie they would get to watch. Georgia wanted Spirited Away , an animated Japanese movie, but Sarah insisted that that movie frightened her and that she wanted to watch the Barbie Nutcracker. Megan settled the argument.
"Georgia, you got to pick out what we'd have for dinner. Remember, Sarah wanted hotdogs? That means that she gets to pick out the movie."
Georgia pouted at this, but finally agreed when Megan promised that they could have popcorn with chocolate pieces melting inside the bowl. Robert glanced down at his watch.
"I don't know if I have time to stay for the whole movie," Robert told Megan. "I need to be home before 8:30. How about I help clean up, instead?"
Lena strongly suspected that Robert simply didn't want to watch the Barbie Nutcracker, and her suspicion was confirmed when, at the girl's loud complaining at Robert's departure, he said "How about I swing by tomorrow and take you all out to Howie's for breakfast?"
"Count me in!" Lena spoke up. Robert grinned. "Did I invite you?"
"Shut up, jerk," Lena smiled, knowing he was
"Hi, baby!" she cooed sweetly, bringing him to her face to kiss his neck in rapid, noisy kisses, tickling him like she had often seen Megan do. It worked; he burst into baby chuckles. His blue footie pajamas were twisted, one foot flapping empty; Lena adjusted it and wrinkled her nose at the smell; she loved Megan dearly, but some things a sibling had to do herself.
Carrying him into the kitchen, his curly black hair tickling her chin, Lena held him out to Megan. "I think he needs changed," she explained.
"Ugh, again ?" Megan sighed, but took Jared from Lena's arms, smiling at him. He smiled back. She bore the little stinker into the bathroom, and Lena took over the macaroni duty.
The table was set and the four were seated before Megan returned, smelling of lavender soap and baby powder. She set her youngest brother into his high chair, scooping some macaroni noodles and extremely thinly sliced vegetables onto his tray before sitting herself down. She held her small hand out to Robert, and Georgia took her other one, reaching for Lena's hand. Lena accepted it, and Sarah took both Lena's other hand and Robert's free hand.
Megan lowered her head and the girls followed suit. Oh! Lena realized. Prayer! She had forgotten how religious the Whitgrass family could be. She felt something fuzzy settle on her foot and smiled. Biscuit.
"Dear God," Sarah spoke quietly. "Thank you for letting Robert and Lena come visit. And please protect mommy and daddy. Please don't let daddy get stuck in the snow again."
Lena couldn't hide her grin at the childish sincerity of the prayer. Sarah continued speaking. "Please keep all girls safe from the bad man." It took Lena a moment to realize what Sarah was saying; she must have been referring to the recent killings. She couldn't place why she felt so surprised that Sarah even knew anything of what was happening. Sarah started to wrap the prayer up, but Megan interrupted with a gentle whisper. " The food ."
"Oh yeah!" Sarah agreed. "Please let this food make our bodies healthy and strong. Amen."
Everyone at the table replied with "amen.", including Lena, who said it a beat too late. She blushed as everyone looked at her.
"Oh, right," Megan realized. "Robert, I forgot that you're Jewish. Does that mean…"
"I can pray, too," Robert insisted. "Being Jewish doesn't mean you can't."
"Oh." Embarrassed at not knowing much about any religion but her own, Megan stood flushed and looked down. Robert patted her shoulder and heaped a spoonful of noodles onto her plate, smiling gently.
Jared crowed loudly and broke the tension by tossing a carrot slice across the table. "Jared!" Megan insisted. "I told you; throwing food is not nice." Jared giggled, enthralled at his own cleverness.
Dinner passed in cheerful conversation, collimating with a loud argument between Sarah and Georgia between what movie they would get to watch. Georgia wanted Spirited Away , an animated Japanese movie, but Sarah insisted that that movie frightened her and that she wanted to watch the Barbie Nutcracker. Megan settled the argument.
"Georgia, you got to pick out what we'd have for dinner. Remember, Sarah wanted hotdogs? That means that she gets to pick out the movie."
Georgia pouted at this, but finally agreed when Megan promised that they could have popcorn with chocolate pieces melting inside the bowl. Robert glanced down at his watch.
"I don't know if I have time to stay for the whole movie," Robert told Megan. "I need to be home before 8:30. How about I help clean up, instead?"
Lena strongly suspected that Robert simply didn't want to watch the Barbie Nutcracker, and her suspicion was confirmed when, at the girl's loud complaining at Robert's departure, he said "How about I swing by tomorrow and take you all out to Howie's for breakfast?"
"Count me in!" Lena spoke up. Robert grinned. "Did I invite you?"
"Shut up, jerk," Lena smiled, knowing he was
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