Chapter Nine
Lily hummed along with the music she had playing as she prepared the turkey to go into the oven. Helen had come over an hour before with Clive and was busy making pies. They had laughed and hugged each other as they got started. The men were teasing them that it was going to be hard to stay out of the kitchen with all the good smells coming out of it.
“So, how was your night last night?” Helen teased.
Lily blushed a bright pink, but she couldn’t keep the smile from lighting her face. Glancing up briefly into Helen’s twinkling eyes, she burst out, “Wonderful, awesome, incredible, unbelievable.”
“What’s unbelievable?” Allen asked as he walked into the kitchen. Coming up behind Lily, he wrapped his arms around her waist. Tilting her head back, he gave her a deep kiss.
“You a
