Geoff stifled a giggle.
“What?” Ciaran asked.
“Teddy’s afraid of zombie films,” he laughed.
“I’m not afraid,” Teddy protested. “I just don’t like them.”
“Okay,” Geoff continued to giggle. “Anything else you’d like to see?”
“What aboutRogue One?”
“Star Wars,I can do,” Teddy said.
“We’ll stop at the movie rental place and grab it,” Geoff said.
Ciaran’s salad arrived with the drinks and onion rings for the table. James set three small plates and three ramekins of ranch dressing on the table. “Enjoy.”
“Thank you,” they said in unison.
Ciaran drizzled the dressing on his salad and placed a few onion rings on his plate.
Teddy grabbed a few onion rings and a ramekin. “So, what do you want to do after lunch?” Teddy asked before biting into a ranch-soaked onion ring.
“I was hoping to get pictures of the trail today,” Ciaran said. “It’s an easy trail to follow, and I think I know what I want to capture.”
“Wonderful,” Geoff said. “Do you want me to go with you?”
“I think I’d like to go alone. I want to absorb the natural surroundings to get the best sense of what your bed-and-breakfast has to offer.”
“Fair,” Geoff said.
They continued with small talk about what they’d do that evening and whether Ciaran would have time to make it to his family’s home before heading back to San Francisco.
“Can I offer you dessert?” James asked after clearing the table.
“I’d like to try your apple pie with a scoop of vanilla ice cream,” Ciaran said.
“I’ll take a warmed brownie with vanilla ice cream,” Geoff said.
“Can I have a slice of peach cobbler with vanilla ice cream, please?” Teddy said.
“I’ll be right back with those,” James said.
“You’re going to be too full to walk later,” Geoff laughed.
“It’ll give me a chance to burn the calories I ate,” Ciaran said.
They laughed.
After dessert, they piled back into the truck, grabbedRogue Onefrom Family’s Outing Movie Rentals, and headed home.
“I want to get some pictures before it gets too dark,” Ciaran said. “I’ll be back this evening.”
“Have fun,” Geoff said.
“When you get back, we can have dinner and then watchthe movie,” Teddy said.
“Sounds fun,” Ciaran said.
