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Max
Thanksgiving was my favorite holiday of the entire year. How could anyone not like an entire day dedicated to being grateful, eating, and watching football?
Normally, I took the lunch shift at the fire station and let the guys with families of their own have the peak hours of the holiday off. My parents and sister would delay our holiday meal until I was off work, and we’d do our Thanksgiving celebration later in the evening. This year, Dani’s mother had invited us all over for lunch at noon, so I insisted on having the entire day off. It was my turn, and none of my crew dared to complain.
Dani and her mother were making a huge meal. When my mom offered to come over early to help, they insisted that they enjoyed doing it.
Once we were alone, Dani revealed that she believed her
