“Well we’re human, too. We eat normal human food. Lots of meat.”
“Steak is good.”
“Steak, yes, steak is good. I’ll ask Mother to have the chef grill steaks. With maybe baked potatoes?”
“Yeah that sounds good, and macaroni and cheese. I love mac and cheese.”
“Macaroni and cheese. You got it.”
“With bacon,” she added excitedly. “I’m not marathoning so it’s actually a good time. I’m a foodie when I’m not marathoning.”
“Macaroni and cheese with bacon. I’ll let her know. What about dessert?”
“Oh, you can’t go wrong with chocolate cake.”
“Chocolate cake it is.” He wrote it all down so he would remember.
“What are your mom’s favorite flowers? I’d like to make her an arrangement.”
“Snapdragons.”
“Of course, snapdragons. I wonder if that wedding I recently did, was for a dragon couple. Honestly, I thought it was for your wedding, so I destroyed the bride’s bouquet.”
“You destroyed the bride’s bouquet?”
“Well she doesn’t know I did. I made her an even more beautiful bouquet, because I felt so guilty.”
He laughed. “Wow, you were mad.”
“I also threw the bucket of orchids.”
“You threw the bucket of orchids?”
“Yeah, I was angry, and I was going to tear all the petals off every orchid in my shop, but Mickey stopped me from doing it.”
“I’m glad she stopped you from doing that.”
“Yeah, me too.”
“Well, I will let you get back to your soap opera. I’ll see you soon, Sarai.”
“Yes, you will, Alistair.” She hung up. He called Phoebe.
“HI!”
“Come to family dinner this Sunday.”
“Why?”
“Because I’m making a big announcement, and I want you to be there.”
“What is the big announcement?”
“Well, I’m officially calling off our engagement. Somehow, I think the last time I said it, it didn’t stick. This time it will, because right after I call it off, I’m introducing everyone to my girlfriend. My pregnant girlfriend.” He paused
“Sarai is pregnant? Oh my gosh! Congratulations. Oh, I’m so excited for you. Can I bring Teagan?”
“Sure, after we’re done with that disaster the four of us can grab some dinner.”
