Ted smirked at them and then turned away to speak to someone who could only be Carl's father. He looked like an older, more built version of Carl.
From the corner of her eye, Violet could see someone waving at her, trying to draw her attention. Then she realized it was Mac, crouched under a table in the entranceway. Violet tapped Tiara on the shoulder to let her know she would be back in a moment. Tiara hardly seemed to notice, she was so shocked to see Ted there.
"Get out of here," Violet scolded Mac. "You will break something!"
"You look like a giant pie," Mac said, sitting down. "Stuart told me to come to find you."
"Well, I found you," Violet said, grabbing him by the foot and dragging him out. "Now tell me what's up."
People were coming in through the front door, so she ushered M
