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Suddenly Ari nudged her sister in the ribs and pointed toward Spank, as spitting into the crowd

Zoe cringed “Like I said, ordinary and the nao hand in hand”

“Would it do any good to remind you that Spank the , black hair she’d grown back after trying a bob a few ain, sothen their bond

“Look, Ari, the faer perform their Atlantic City Boardwalk Addams Family Act, but Dad is still as bald as Uncle Fester, Moles her hips like Morticia, and Aunt Dee swears that Great-Aunt Deliria was engaged to a chi-lost relative”

Ari sighed “Spank’s a capuchin, not a chimp”

“And your last nahing

“She’s got a point,” their hters just as Spank’s first act ended

“Hi, Mom,” Ari said

“Hi,” Zoe echoed

“My beautiful girls” Elena enveloped the sleeves of the kimonos she favored now that she’d packed away her Morticia Addams black dresses

Zoe supposed the outfits had so as a licensed masseuse But she wasn’t certain what that connection was any eisha-girl outfit to Sam’s birthday party And darned if she’d ask Nobody could stop Elena’s wacky ways and, in truth, nobody tried In their small hometown of Ocean Isle, New Jersey, everyone expected the Costas fa to figure out their eccentric mother She’d rather just love her instead

“I’ve come up with the perfect name for your new business,” Elena said to Zoe

After years of working for the Secret Service, protecting governun to chafe under the tight rules and regulations No surprise there since she was a Costas and liked to do things her oay Her new business would give her the opportunity to do just that She and her partners would be protecting visiting stars and dignitaries on their trips to Atlantic City’s casinos