“That was delicious,” Martin told Janice, rubbing his stomach.
“Thank you but really, it was nothing. Just good steak well-seasoned and salad. You could do it yourself.”
“And homemade bread and the best apple pie I’ve ever had.”
Janice blushed at his compliments as she began to clear the picnic table.
“Sit,” Martin said. “Todd is an expert at cleaning up after a meal.”
“Da-a-d,” Todd protested even as he took over from Janice.
“We’ll all help,” Ellis said, sliding off the bench.
Within a few minutes the table was empty and the dishwasher was full. The only problem they had was Jive prancing around hoping one of them would drop some scraps as they worked. Ellis was amused to see Todd managed to do so at least a couple of times when he thought no one was looking.
When they finished,
