"Perfect fit? Are you kidding me?"
"I think we can even shut the door all the way," he said, swinging it shut.
"If you lock me in here, I'm going to steal your car," she threatened.
"You can't steal a car if you're locked in a cabinet," he pointed out.
"Dad!"
He opened the door. "Just kidding. I think this will work. The door closes all the way and you can't tell anyone's in there."
Tayja crawled out of the confined space and brushed the dust off of her arms and legs. "Julie better be ecstatic."
"I'm gonna check on the chili. Mamá and Julita will be home soon, so don't go far."
"I won't," she said, giving him some impressive side-eye. "It smells amazing, by the way."
"Of course it does. They don't call it Clarence's Famous Chili for nothing."
"Oh really? Name three people who cal
