A/N: I know I said the last chapter was my last one, but I got a request to do a scene involving the Thanksgiving Kayla had planned for her family. This scene's shorter than the other chapters, but much happier. Thanks again, guys!

Kayla had banned the family from the kitchen and dining room that day, but she was glad she'd had the sense to ask Bobby's family friend, who she referred to as Sheriff Jody, to help her. Various family members kept trying to come into the kitchen, but Jody would chase them out. Kayla finished Jody's favorite dish first, the only way she would allow Jody to help. She placed the plate of turkey alfredo at the table and put the first of the homemade cards she had made at Jody's seat.

"Looking good, kiddo." Jody said with a smile.

"Thanks."

The rest of the family's late lunch came out quickly after that. By two o'clock, the table was full of food. Everyone had a plate of their specific favorite food, and in the center was a few more helpings of each dish so that everyone else could sample everything, not just what Kayla had made specially for them. Kayla placed the last card on the table, and she and Jody double checked everything before inviting the rest of the group inside.

"Hang on, kiddo." Jody asked. "Where's your plate?"

"I'll just try some of everything." Kayla said. "Come on, I want everyone to see it."

Jody didn't have a chance to respond before Kayla was calling her family into the dining room. Jody had never seen so many mouths hit the floor. Even though John and Bobby had known what she was doing, they were still impressed. Bobby's plate contained barbeque chicken and a baked potato, John's a steak with sautéed mushrooms and mashed potatoes, Sam's grilled salmon and green beans, Mary's spaghetti with meatballs that she exclaimed were 'bigger than me!', Dean's a bacon cheeseburger and a slice of pie, and Jess's a variety of vegetables with two homemade red velvet cupcakes. Kayla worried when no one except Mary said anything. As she hugged Mary back, who had nearly pulled her big sister down to the floor with the force of her excited hug, Kayla asked,

"Well? I know it's not normal Thanksgiving food, but…"

"Kayla? Honey, this is wonderful." Jess said.

"Really?" Kayla asked.

"Yes." Sam answered sincerely. "But where's yours?"

"Oh, um…" Kayla said uncomfortably. "I was just gonna try some of your guys' stuff. I didn't make anything for myself."

"Well, it's a good thing we did." Bobby went to one of the cupboards and pulled out a dish with freshly made pork chops on them.

"Wha…when?" Kayla asked. She had commandeered the kitchen at five o'clock that morning and no one had been allowed in there.

"I made them last night. And I got Jody to heat them up while you were working on Dean's pies, then hide them so you wouldn't see them." Bobby explained.

Kayla smiled. "Thanks, uncle Bobby."

"I don't know about everyone else," Dean said, "but I'm hungry. Let's try this awesome food Kayla made."

"Here, here." Sam agreed. "Let's eat."

Three days later, Sam and Jess were headed back to Washington to pack up their house. Kayla, who had to go back to school, decided not to join them. Mary decided the morning they were due to leave that she was staying with Kayla and there was nothing anyone could do about it. No amount of cajoling or firmness from her parents, uncle, or grandparents could change her mind. Mary was in tears as her father placed her bag in the backseat of their rental car. Kayla finally convinced her when she knelt down and told Mary seriously,

"I need you to help mommy and daddy pack up the house. If you go, they can get it done faster and get back here to me faster. Okay?"

"You won't be sad here wifout us?" Mary asked.

"I'm always sad when I'm away from you. But they need your help right now. I've got grandpa and uncle Bobby, and that's enough until you can come back."

"You pwomise?" Mary asked.

"Promise what?"

"That they're enough." Mary said. "I don't want you to be wonely."

Kayla smiled. "Hey, answer this for me. What's up in the sky at night?"

Mary sniffed. "The moon."

"Right. Ask mommy tonight and she'll show you how the moon keeps us together, even when we're apart."

"Weally?" Mary asked.

"Yep. All we have to do is look up at the moon at the same time and say 'I love you'. If we do it at the same time, we'll both feel it. Promise me you'll do it?"

"Pwomise." Mary said. "Loves you sissy."

"I love you too, pooh bear. Come on, give me a hug."

Kayla helped get Mary into her car seat, then turned to her parents.

"We'll be back soon." Sam said.

Kayla couldn't help the small twinge of self-doubt. "Are you sure you want to give up your job? I can come back when the school year's over…"

"Mommy and I will be back for Christmas. If we haven't sold the house by then, then one of us'll go back every couple of weeks until it is sold." Sam said, cutting off Kayla's objection.

"All we want you to worry about is helping your grandpa and uncle decorate for Christmas." Jess said.

"Yes, ma'am." Kayla said, smiling. "I love you guys."

"We love you too, sweetie." Sam said, grabbing her and Jess both in a tight hug. "Don't ever forget that, okay?"

"I won't. Go on, go ahead. The faster you go, the faster you can come back home."