Leah, drawn from her work by the sounds of David's tumble, peered into
the living room. Seeing all was well, she smiled, and carried another
armful of dishes and tableware to the kitchen counter.
'Looks like our men are busy,' she said.
Mother nodded as she spooned leftovers into containers for the
refrigerator.
'It's always good to relax after dinner,' she said. 'When we're done here,
we'll join them. Then, in a little while, I'll bathe David and put him down.
You will take your bath, and then you, Daddy and I will have our
meeting.'
'Daddy did say something about a meeting when I came in from the
yard,' Leah said. 'What's up?'
'Let's just wait and see,' Mother smiled mysteriously as they loaded the
dishwasher.
***
Finished with her work, Leah skipped along the hallway that connected
her room to the living room. Little brother was down for the night.
Leah, bathed, hair washed, blow-dried and brushed, was squeaky clean in
her red nightgown.
She squeezed a space for herself on the couch between Mother and
Daddy and they eased aside to make room. Daddy put his newspaper
aside and Mother placed a card in her book to mark her place.
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