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Dani
Thanksgiving couldn’t have gone any better. We’d all been somewhat worried about tensions flaring between Molly, Dean, and Josie, but Molly immediately eased the inevitable awkwardness and really worked to be friendly with everyone. She proved herself to be a true trooper. I owed her a big one.
Max surprised us all by insisting that he and Dean clean up the mess, since Mom and I had made the meal. Dean whined, but complied. My guess was that Max was just trying to impress my mother. From the knowing gaze she gave me as she sat down to relax with her cup of coffee, I’d say his plan worked perfectly.
When the group began to disperse, our parents made promises to get together again soon. I squeezed into the Malones’ car to ride with them to their house to get Max’s truck. He had a
