Suddenly the doorbell rings. "I'll go and answer the door. You keep cooking and I'll go get my kids. You try and relax." Erin says. The moment the doorbell rang Dave saw Erin light up. Erin quickly walks to the front door and opens it. "Hi you guys. Come on in."
"Hi mom. It's great to see you. The house is amazing! Where's your apron?" Erin's daughter asks teasing her mother.
"You don't have to worry. I'm not cooking tonight. David is cooking. He's in the kitchen, so why don't we go in and I'll introduce you." Erin hugs each of her children in turn before she leads them into the kitchen. "David, my kids are here."
Dave turns around from his place at the stove and wipes his hands on the tea towel hanging from his belt. He's holding a spoon in one hand. "Well, welcome everyone. Your mom's told me a lot about all of you. I'm glad you could all come. Feel free to ask any questions you want. I'm just trying to get this sauce just right. Erin can you taste this for me?" Dave asks as he holds a spoon out for Erin to try and taste his sauce.
Erin leans forward and tastes Dave's sauce. "It's nice, but it's a bit acidic yet for your red sauce. Should I put the meat and cheese out and you can fiddle with the sauce and anything else you need to work on?"
"Sure, the cold meat and cheese board is in the fridge. There's a sparkling, non-alcoholic wine in there too. I'll see what I can do with this sauce. It's not far off from where it needs to be." Dave says to Erin.
Erin opens the fridge and pulls the meat and cheese plate and the non-alcoholic wine out. She sets the plate down on the marble countertop and opens the wine. She perches herself on a stool and sips the wine. She watches her kids interact with each other. They've always gotten along so well.