Breakfast had been finished for a while, but Callie and her family still sat around the table talking and laughing. They were all enjoying the games of Old Maid between Maddie and Maya, and Maddie’s over-dramatic reaction to losing each and every game they played.
“You might want to give up, Mads. Maya has the winning touch today, and you are cursed,” Jimmy chuckled.
Maddie sighed heavily from where she lay on the rug. She had flopped back, with her arms and legs spread. She had closed her eyes and stuck out her tongue, pretending to be dead.
“I think you’re right,” Maddie agreed as she sat up. “Maya, why don’t we stop for a while? It’s getting close to time for you to open your presents. What do you think?”
“Can we play more later?” Maya asked.
“Sure, but only after you see what Sant
