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Alex was staring at the back door, his face expressionless "My guess is, that was the turkey"

Twelve

The back door flung open, and a large figure entered in a cloud of sles, his arloves that extended up to his elbows He strode to the sink, reached into the cabinet, and grabbed a fire extinguisher

"What happened?" Alex asked

"Turkey exploded ered it into the fryer"

"Didn’t you thaw it out first?"

"We’ve had it thawing in the fridge for two days," Mark replied, with vicious eie, he stopped short "What are you doing here?"

"Never et my hands on him"

Another blinding flare ca

"Go put out the turkey," Alex suggested

Mark gave hi to Sa the door behind hi that involves getting dressed like a hazmat team…"

"I know" Alex rubbed his eyes He looked like aat the wall clock, Maggie realized that if she left right then, she would barelyin her parents’ hos and in-laws all busy peeling and chopping and , sociablelonely in a crowd Maggie wasn’t needed there Here, however, it was clear that she could be of soainst her, and she patted her soing to be operational at soie went to the refrigerator, opened the door, and saw that it was fully stocked with eggs, etables The pantry was equally well provisioned With the exception of the turkey, they appeared to have everything that was necessary for a Thanksgiving dinner They just didn’t knohat to do with it

"Holly, honey," she said, "go find your jacket You’re co to run a couple of errands"

As the child sca her back soon"

"Iback ho with your wife?"

"No,My plan is to spend the day drinking until I feel nearly as happy as I hen I was single"

"I’ed, his voice cool "Marriage is a crap-shoot I knew at the beginning that it had a fifty-fifty chance of working out"

Maggie regarded hiet married unless you think it has a hundred percent chance"

"That’s not realistic"

"No," Maggie admitted with a faint smile "But it’s a nice way to start" She turned to Holly, who had returned with her jacket

"Before you leave, could you do solance at Renfield, as sitting placidly nearby

"Is he bothering you?"

"Having hiet a vaccination"