"Sounds perfect to me!" Michelle giggled back.
As it turned out though, that night dessert would have an unexpectedly bitter taste for the siblings.
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Much to Tyler's relief, Ellie didn't get home too late and she did bring a ton of goodies from his favorite Chinese place too.
Although tired from her long day at work, the busty mother was instantly cheered up by her son's characteristic healthy appetite and by her daughter's bright chirpiness. On top of that, Ellie was also delighted to be a tangentially participating spectator of their typical back and forth chuckles, their incessant teasing and bantering and the inside jokes they traded with each other during dinner. The way Michelle and Tyler synced and got along with flawless ease never failed to put a smile on Ellie's face and
