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standing.
    Katy
sat the pie down on the coffee table.
    “I
hear you made that yourself,” said Cash.
    “I
even bought a real pumpkin. You want a slice or if you prefer, a slice of Mom’s pecan pie?”
    “No,
I’ll try the pumpkin.”
    Katy
cut a slice and then took one of the plates Connor had sat down and set it on
it. She took a fork and handed it to Cash.
    “Anyone
else want to try the pumpkin?” she asked.
    “Guess
I’ll live dangerously,” said her father, winking at Cash.
    Cash
liked him a lot. Like the whole clan. He’d love to be part of a family like
this. If he’d grown up in a warm family like this maybe he wouldn’t have run
off like he had to do something just to please his father.
    Cash
stabbed his fork into the pie, thinking you could only go forward in life and
not back. Maybe with the help of Katy and her family he’d heal and never look back
at the once broken man.
    “Hope
you made a wish,” said Katy.
    “Oh
yeah I forgot,” said Cash.
    I wish that
every holiday could be like this from now on with Katy and her family.
    “Cash,
you given any more thought to coming to work for me?” Connor asked him.
    Cash
swallowed the piece of pie so he could answer. It was heavenly. Katy had hit a
home run with her baking.
    “My
uncle’s pressuring me to continue working for him in his insurance business.
He’s even told me about a degree I can get and the classes are online so I’m not
sure what I want to do yet.”
    “Education’s
a great thing. So is working with your family,” said Katy’s dad.
    “Let
me know what you decide but I’d love to have you on board,” said Connor.
    Cash
would like to work with Connor but he knew his uncle was going out of his way
to see that Cash had a future in something solid. Cash had often run to him
after his dad had yelled at him or he’d been on the receiving end of one of his
putdowns . Loser,
nothing but a loser. Cash tried to get those words out of his head.
How could two brothers be so different? If only he’d been Uncle Bill’s son
things might have been different.
    “Katy
this pie is one of the best I’ve had,” said her dad.
    “It
really is,” said Cash.
    “Who’s
going to the Black Friday sales tomorrow?” asked Betty.
    “I’m
working,” said Katy. “In fact, my help called in sick last night and I’m
guessing she’s going shopping instead.”
    “You
want me to help you out?” asked Cash.
    “You
okay with that? I mean selling dildos and whips?” asked Katy
    Everyone
looked at him and he knew he was blushing.
    “Sure
no problem at all,” said Cash. “After the sex toy convention I’m an expert.”
    “And
Connor’s promised to play Santa and stop by mid-afternoon to hand out candy
cane flavored condoms,” said Katy.
    “I
have not,” said Connor.
    “Just
because you’re now the elected sheriff doesn’t mean you have to stop putting on
a good image,” said Katy.
    “Honey,
she’s right. In fact, my dad still has his costume, so you can wear that,” said
Jennifer.
    Katy’s
dad burst out laughing. “Connor, I think you should do it and get in some practice
for when you have to play Santa to my grandson,” said his dad.
    “Just
think this time next year we’ll be grandparents to an eight month old boy,”
said Katy’s mom. “I still can’t believe it’s happening.”
    “Cherish
the time because it goes so fast and before you know it they’re grown and
having babies of their own. Speaking of which I should be going because I said
Betty and I would drive out to Livingstone to see Mike, Jenny and the kids
tomorrow, and we have to be up early.”
    “I
will call everyone on Saturday and we can exchange Christmas gift wants okay?”
asked Betty. “Cash, hope you’ll be spending Christmas with us.”
    He
looked at Katy. “I hope so too.”
    “We
should get on our way too,” said Connor.
    Cash
stood. “Cash, if you’re going to help Katy out tomorrow why don’t the two of
you stay overnight,” suggested