Egg Whites and Blue Chapter 1 “I’m not picking up your coffee cups anymore,” said Kiko, wrestling a diaper onto his pet goose, Mother. Dom tipped his mug at Kiko before taking a sip. “Got it,” he said, not looking over. In the months since he had moved in, he had noticed Kiko seemed to struggle with his routine. Dom liked to read news articles in the morning before work and deal with the chores later; Kiko always seemed to be moving around. “Or your socks.” Kiko released Mother, who waddled off into the living area, and stood, crossing his arms as he frowned at Dom where he sat at the breakfast nook. “Yep.” Dom opened an article about the upcoming Fourth of July festival in Mount Angus, Wisconsin. The town really seemed to be planning a lot beyond just the ordinary round of fireworks

