Doug answered the door at Cathy’s knock. “Hey, Sis. Becky’s just finishing her nap, but she should be up soon. Let me help you with that.” As he took the pie, he noticed Steve standing behind her. “Hello, Steve. You can bring that into the kitchen.”
Cathy wondered why Max and Millie hadn’t greeted her along with her brother as they usually did. When she asked where they were, Doug explained they were confined to a back room because they got too excited by company.
As Doug put the pie in the refrigerator, Steve placed the crock pot and salad bowl down in the places he indicated. The table was already set with the China and silverware Becky’s mother had left her. There were also two lit candle tapers on either side of the long rectangular table. The gold tablecloth featured a spring patter
