Mrs. Mingan chuckled, "Oh, everyone is here. I'm referring to his disarming smile, of course. That sweet, cunning grin always manages to diffuse my anger. I asked him to pick me up at the mall, but he forgot. When I returned, stressed and frazzled, he deployed his signature smile, and my irritation melted away." She skillfully shifted the conversation, her eyes sparkling with mischief. "And look at you two, all dressed up! Are you off to somewhere special?"
Ryker who understood her mother's mischief intervened, "Mom, I have apologized for that already and I have crossed my heart that I won't forget next time, hmm”. The mother nodded, Alright, you win again. So where are you people off to?” She asked again, framing ignorance.
“Mom, we are having an early dinner," Ryker responded.
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