That evening, Molly swam down the stairs happily. She was wearing a white long sleeve crop top with a black skater skirt that was pulled up to her waist for the thanksgiving dinner. The young adult swam to the dining room and took the good silverware out of the display case and set it out on the table.
"Thanks for helping, hon!" her mom called out from the kitchen.
"You're welcome." Molly checked her phone and joined her mom in the kitchen. The food smelt delicious; she could almost taste it. She narrowed her eyes at the two tequila bottles on the table.
"We're having those?" she asked worryingly.
Vivian stirred her pumpkin soup and added a dash of pepper in it. "Well I thought it was a good idea since you're now old enough and Gil is coming over and whatnot." She put the lid onto the pot and turned up the temperature. "Are you okay with that?"
"I'm okay with that. Besides I've had wine before." Molly said coolly while nodding her head.
The doorbell rang multiple times. The pink-haired guppy swam as fast as she can. "I'm coming, I'm coming!" She opened the door and found her Aunt Doris and Uncle Eli smiling with their little kids Adam, and Caleb.
"Molly, look at yooou!" Doris cheered.
"Look at you!" Molly repeated smiling.
"Look at me!" Caleb shouted happily while holding his tiny toy bulldozer.
Molly picked him up and nodded. "Look AT you! You're getting so big!" She turned to her other family members. "Come on in!"
The relatives swam inside and joined Vivian in the kitchen. Molly put Caleb down and swam back to the dining room to set up. She carefully placed the wine glasses on the table and sighed in satisfaction. Soon the doorbell rang again.
"I'll get it!" the pink-haired guppy called to the kitchen. She opened the door and found Gil in a white collared shirt.
"Hello, beautiful." He said smiling. He put a small rose in her hair as Molly gave him a hug.
"You clean up well!" Molly admitted. She turned to the back of the house and back at Gil. She lowered her voice. "Wanna help me set up the table?"
"Sure!" he said. Molly took his hand and directed him to the dining room. Gil placed the good plates on the table and straightened the chairs. Molly took the good silverware from the drawers and placed them on the table after Gil was done. She picked up a fork and a knife. "So, remember. The forks go on the left side and the knives go on the right. The spoons go on—"
She was cut off when Gil threw a small cloth napkin at her. He laughed a little.
"Gilly!" Molly laughed. Her smile faded away. "We can't fool around now, my mom will be done her soup any—"
You guessed it, he threw another napkin at her!
Gil laughed a little as he threw a couple more at her. Molly gathered the thrown rags and shot them across the table. Every time a napkin landed on Molly, she would giggle. Gil laughed happily; he was having a blast!
Vivian swam down the hallway, and spotted them throwing the rags. She stopped and entered the room. She put her hands on her hips. "What's going on?!"
Molly and Gil stood there with surprised expressions. They glanced at each other exchanging worried looks.
"Hello, Ma'am!" Gil said happily, as he was desperate to change the subject. He swam up to Molly's mom and hugged her. "Nice to see you again!"
Vivian had a surprised expression on her face and just dropped that and hugged him back. "Nice you see you too!"
Molly smiled. Thank goodness.
Vivian let go of the blue-haired guppy and turned to her daughter. "Can you finish setting up, Molly? No fooling around please!" She swam out of the room.
Molly picked up the napkins off the floor. "You heard my mom, Gilly. No fooling—"
Once again, Gil cut her off by throwing another napkin at her. He smiled a toothy smile that Molly couldn't resist. Molly grinned and shook her head. "Oh you!"
. . .
A couple minutes later, after even more ancestors arrived, everyone gathered around the table. Doris lifted Caleb onto the chair as everyone sat down. They all clasped their hands and said their prayers. After wards, Vivian started to speak. "Let's all share what we are thankful for. I'll start. I'm thankful for our close family and friends who have always been there for each other. I don't know what I would do without them."
Doris nodded. "I'll go next. I'm thankful for all the blessings I've received from this family. Would you like to go Caleb?"
The little guppy clasped his hands. "I'm thankful for food on my table and a roof on my house."
Everyone smiled. Molly volunteered to go next. She closed her eyes. "I'm thankful for—"
Soon, her dad knocked on the wall leading into the dining room. He smiled as he glanced at Molly. "Is there room for one more?"
Molly opened her eyes and gasped. "Dad!" She swam up to him and gave him a big hug.
"Paul! You're here!" Eli announced happily.
"Welcome home!" Vivian smiled.
"Dad?!" Gil whispered.
Thanks for reading chapter four! Hope you enjoyed it, and hope you're all having a great thanksgiving! Please leave a review telling me what you think and/or what you think will happen next? Will Paul be upset about Gil? Find out! See ya later!
-Natalie