Mona and Koko returned to the Cunningham house at six o'clock.
"Joanie, are you eating with us tonight? We have guests for dinner tonight," Marion told her.
"No, I'm not, Mom. Chachi and I are going to Arnold's," Joanie said.
"Our new neighbors from Arizona are eating with us."
"That's nice, Mom. I'll meet them next time. What's their name?" Joanie asked.
"Whitehorse. Mona and Koko are their first names. I told your father to give them jobs at the hardware store," Marion said.
"That's a good idea, Mom. They could use a job," Joanie said.
Howard was in the bedroom, dressing for dinner. He didn't come down again until Mona and Koko showed up for dinner, which was before six. Even Fonzie ate with them that night.
"Hello, Mrs. C.," Fonzie said.
"Hello, Arthur. We have two more guests with us tonight," Mrs. Cunningham said.
"Who are they?" Fonzie asked.
"Our new neighbors. You'll meet them in just a minute or so," Marion said to Fonzie.
"Richard, how is the newspaper these days?" Howard asked.
"Fine, Dad. I'm going to be leaving Milwaukee tomorrow because they want me to do a book tour again. They want me to go out to Maine this time for my column. I don't know how long this book tour will be," Richie said.
Mona and Koko were quiet, so they were waiting for lunch to be over. They didn't mind the chatter Richie and Howard were doing during lunch. Marion was also listening to their talk. Richie heard his cell phone ring. He finished eating, so he left the table to take the call. It was Richie's school, calling him.
"Mom, Dad, I have to leave. Richie's school called. He just got sick, so I have to pick him up and take him home," Richie said.
"What about Lori Beth? Can't she do that?" Howard asked.
"No, Dad. She's still at the dresser's. That's going to take a while longer," Richie said.
He thanked Marion for lunch, said good - bye to everyone and was out the door. He headed to the car and drove away.
"Have you met our grandchildren?" Howard asked the Whitehorses.
"Yes, we have. Last night," Mona said.
"They are cute children, Mr. Cunningham. The son looks like your boy," Koko said.
"Well, thank you," Howard said.
Mona and Koko decided to leave themselves, since lunch was finished.