It was almost Thanksgiving and Jordan's mood was quite cheery because this
was a time of year she actually had fond memories of her mother.
She and her Dad always spent Thanksgiving together, making a big feast even if it was just for the two of them, doing things exactly the way her mother had done. It had become a Cavanaugh tradition.
A few days before Thanksgiving, the gang was all at the Pogue. Max smiled brightly when he saw Woody enter. "Hey kid! how are ya?"
"Hi Max" Woody said glumly.
"Uh oh, what's wrong son? Don't tell me it's my daughter again, do I have to have a little talk with her?"
Woody smiled; Max had become his ally in the fight for Jordan's affections.
"No, not this time. It's just I thought I would be going to Wisconsin for Thanksgiving but we're short handed at the station so I only have Thanksgiving day off"
Max nodded in understanding "Yep, I know all about the sacrifices of being a cop around the holidays kid, I missed birthdays, anniversaries, and just about any holiday you can think of"
Nigel and Bug entered next looking as equally sullen and made their way to the bar to join Woody.
"Hey Max" they said somberly in unison.
"Well what's the matter with you two?"
"We both had family coming in from out of town for Thanksgiving but our plans fell through" Nigel explained.
"Seems to be going around" Woody sympathized.
Garrett and Lily walked in next, hand in hand. Good, Max thought at least there will be someone in a good mood.
"So what are you guy's up to for Thanksgiving?" Max asked first.
"Oh it's just going to be us, seems Abby doesn't want to spend any time with her father because of me" Lily said annoyed at her bratiness.
"Daughter's can be difficult" Max agreed.
Jordan narrowed her eyes at him and smiled "I don't know what you're talking about"
"What about your family Lily?" Woody asked.
"Please, I run from Lebowski family gatherings, there's always one of my mother's "friend's" there and that causes an argument between her and my brother then my brother gets mad at me for not caring, then there's another argument about my brother not having direction in his life and why cant he just work in the family business? And then she turns on me for working in a morgue, how am I going to find a man in a morgue? She asks, but now there is Garrett who is apparently just using me for sex, according to my mother"
Everyone just stared at her, not really knowing how to respond to her rant.
"Jordan, table 12 jut left, why don't you help me clear it?" Max asked raising his eyebrows to indicate he wanted to talk to her, away from the gang.
"What's up dad?" Jordan asked when they got away from them.
"How would you feel about inviting everyone to spend Thanksgiving with us? They're practically family anyway and all their plans fell through, so I thought it would be nice for us all to be together"
Jordan looked over at her friends and smiled "Yeah, I think I would like that"
They headed back over to the group "Jordan and I were wondering if you all would like to join us for Thanksgiving" Max invited.
They all looked at each other "Come on, Dad and I always spend Thanksgiving together and we always make a ridiculous amount of food, we'd love to have you join the Cavanaugh tradition, well another Cavanaugh tradition" she grinned.
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She and her Dad always spent Thanksgiving together, making a big feast even if it was just for the two of them, doing things exactly the way her mother had done. It had become a Cavanaugh tradition.
A few days before Thanksgiving, the gang was all at the Pogue. Max smiled brightly when he saw Woody enter. "Hey kid! how are ya?"
"Hi Max" Woody said glumly.
"Uh oh, what's wrong son? Don't tell me it's my daughter again, do I have to have a little talk with her?"
Woody smiled; Max had become his ally in the fight for Jordan's affections.
"No, not this time. It's just I thought I would be going to Wisconsin for Thanksgiving but we're short handed at the station so I only have Thanksgiving day off"
Max nodded in understanding "Yep, I know all about the sacrifices of being a cop around the holidays kid, I missed birthdays, anniversaries, and just about any holiday you can think of"
Nigel and Bug entered next looking as equally sullen and made their way to the bar to join Woody.
"Hey Max" they said somberly in unison.
"Well what's the matter with you two?"
"We both had family coming in from out of town for Thanksgiving but our plans fell through" Nigel explained.
"Seems to be going around" Woody sympathized.
Garrett and Lily walked in next, hand in hand. Good, Max thought at least there will be someone in a good mood.
"So what are you guy's up to for Thanksgiving?" Max asked first.
"Oh it's just going to be us, seems Abby doesn't want to spend any time with her father because of me" Lily said annoyed at her bratiness.
"Daughter's can be difficult" Max agreed.
Jordan narrowed her eyes at him and smiled "I don't know what you're talking about"
"What about your family Lily?" Woody asked.
"Please, I run from Lebowski family gatherings, there's always one of my mother's "friend's" there and that causes an argument between her and my brother then my brother gets mad at me for not caring, then there's another argument about my brother not having direction in his life and why cant he just work in the family business? And then she turns on me for working in a morgue, how am I going to find a man in a morgue? She asks, but now there is Garrett who is apparently just using me for sex, according to my mother"
Everyone just stared at her, not really knowing how to respond to her rant.
"Jordan, table 12 jut left, why don't you help me clear it?" Max asked raising his eyebrows to indicate he wanted to talk to her, away from the gang.
"What's up dad?" Jordan asked when they got away from them.
"How would you feel about inviting everyone to spend Thanksgiving with us? They're practically family anyway and all their plans fell through, so I thought it would be nice for us all to be together"
Jordan looked over at her friends and smiled "Yeah, I think I would like that"
They headed back over to the group "Jordan and I were wondering if you all would like to join us for Thanksgiving" Max invited.
They all looked at each other "Come on, Dad and I always spend Thanksgiving together and we always make a ridiculous amount of food, we'd love to have you join the Cavanaugh tradition, well another Cavanaugh tradition" she grinned.
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