Finn nodded, proudly. “Makeup artist for television. Well, I’m only an assistant now, but soon I’ll have enough to go back to school and be on my own.”
“Oh, that’s wonderful! Well, you know, I always said you were blessed with talent, sugar. Are you staying for dinner?”
“Just visiting for now,” Finn replied.
“I gotta drop him off at his boyfriend’s house later,” Julian added. “It’s their first Thanksgiving together.”
Margaret was brighter than sunshine at the news. “Well isn’t that sweet? If you want I can send you off with some leftovers.”
Finn glowed. “He’s making the dinner this year just for me. But I’ll probably get plenty of leftovers from Julian.”
The house settled after that. Julian joined Hugh and Darcy in the living room, the three of them occasionally grunting in displeasu
