“I thought we were going watch movies and eat candy!”
“We can,” she felt his presence as he casually followed them towards the baggage.
Hadlee looked up at her and then gasped, “Mom, what happened to your face. It’s all black and blue.”
“I fell in the shower this morning. I had wine celebrating with the kids and I think it made me woozy.”
“You never drink too much wine, mom!”
“I know,” she gasped back.
“Were you drunk?”
“I don’t know,” she shrugged, “I’ve never actually been drunk before. I mean I’ve had wine before with Dante and Marie, but never did I ever fall down. Maybe the shower was slippery.”
Hadlee considered it as she watched the luggage coming off the carousel, “why were you taking a shower in the middle of the night?”
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