Mike clapped Deucalion on the shoulder. "You play games?"
Deucalion raised his eyebrows. "Games?"
"Yeah, like PS4, Xbox?"
Deucalion tilted his head in consideration. "It's been a while, but I'm sure I can figure it out." He looked down at Allison. "You okay with that?"
Smiling up at him, she nodded. "Yeah. Go bond. I'll go deal with all the women."
After he leaned down to kiss her, she made her way into the kitchen while he sat in the living room with her uncles and grandfather. In the kitchen, her father was helping out by chopping up veggies. As soon as she hugged her grandmother and her Aunt Tina let her out of the chokehold, she washed her hands and started helping, too.
"So, Allison," Tina said. "What's it like being married to a dog?"
Deep breath through the nose, Allison clen
