6:6
Two days had passed and it was Thanksgiving day. At a quarter till dinnertime, Georgie and Mia were setting up the table and chairs. The table was decorated with candles and fall decorations; in fact, the whole house was decorated and Georgie, Mia, Annie-Marie, and David were wearing formal fall clothes. Annie-Marie was sitting on the couch with David, waiting the other guests to arrive. She wore a beautiful, yellow fall leaf dress while David wore an adorable fall suit. As Georgie started placing the food on the table, the doorbell rang.
"I'll get it!" Annie-Marie yelled.
She ran to the door and opened it and saw Mike standing at the door. He smiled as he looked at Annie-Marie and was holding a casserole. Annie-Marie was overjoyed.
"Uncle Mike!" she yelped.
"Hey kiddo." He greeted.
Mike held the casserole with one hand as he hugged Annie-Marie, than he let her go.
"How are you doing?" Mike asked.
"I'm doing good." Annie-Marie replied.
"That's good." Mike spoke.
He and Annie-Marie walked into the house and headed towards the kitchen. Georgie came and saw Mike.
"Mike!" he greeted.
"Hey, Georgie!" he smiled.
Mike put the casserole down and gave Georgie a warm hug.
"How's our favorite cop doing?" Georgie asked.
"Oh, you know. Typical crimes that never surprise me." Mike answered.
Both men let go of each other and Georgie took Mike's casserole to the kitchen.
"I hope you don't mind Mia, it's my grandma's recipe." Mike said.
"Of course not, Mike. It's so good to see you." Mia said.
"It's good to see you to, Mia." He replied.
Mike went into the kitchen and started to grab a seat.
"So, how are things here, Mia?" he asked.
"Oh, you know, certain things here and there really." She answered.
As they were talking, the doorbell ranged again. Annie-Marie ran to the door and opened it. This time, Ben and Beverly were at the door. Beverly held a bottle of wine and Ben held a dish that was covered with tin foil.
"Uncle Ben! Aunt Beverly!" Annie-Marie said excited.
"Hey Annie, can we come in?" Beverly asked.
"Sure." Annie-Marie said.
She opened the door and Ben and Beverly went inside. Beverly gave the bottle to Georgie, than he placed it on the counter and hugged Beverly. Ben went into the kitchen and placed the dish on the table.
"Here Mia, it's my grandma's famous sweet bread." He said.
"Thank you Ben, it smells delicious." She said.
Mia gave Ben a hug, while Beverly let go of Georgie and gave Annie-Marie a hug.
"How's my favorite niece." Beverly teased.
"I'm your only niece." Annie said annoyed.
The adults laughed in amusement and Beverly let go of Annie-Marie.
"Oh, you know I was teasing." Beverly said.
"So how are things, Beverly?" Mia asked.
"Oh, things are fine." She responded.
Mia let go of Ben and stepped aside when Beverly went into the kitchen. The way Beverly said that made Mia, Georgie, Annie-Marie, and Mike concerned.
"Is something wrong?" Mia asked.
"Well…" Beverly begin.
She looked at Ben and both had gleeful smiles.
"I'm pregnant!" Beverly announced.
Everyone was shocked and surprised, but were soon overjoyed. Mia squealed excitedly.
"Ah! That's wonderful." Mia exclaimed.
"Congratulations, you two." Georgie said.
Both couples hugged again and Mike got up from the table and approached Ben to greet him. Ben let go of Georgie and gave Mike a hug. Annie-Marie couldn't believe it; first Audrey was pregnant and now Beverly?! She was going to have a lot of cousins. The doorbell ranged again and Annie-Marie ran to the door. She opened the door and Bill, Audrey, Eddie, and Richie were at the door.
"Hi Annie, can we come in?" Audrey asked.
"Sure." She answered.
Annie-Marie let them in and both couples went into the kitchen and greeted Georgie, Mia, Ben, Beverly, and Mike. Annie-Marie watched as Beverly told them the news and were ecstatic and were overjoyed.
"Hi Annie." A voice spoke.
Annie-Marie looked and saw Avery standing at the door and smiled.
"Uncle Avery!" Annie-Marie smiled.
"Can I come in?" he asked.
"Sure." Annie-Marie answered.
Avery came in and Georgie saw and approached him.
"Avery!" Georgie said surprised.
"Hey Georgie." He spoke.
Both men hugged and were glad to see each other. Richie saw Avery and was a bit hesitant. Ever since he killed Patrick, he was full of guilt and couldn't dare look at Avery at all after that. Even after he told Avery the truth and the fact that Avery had forgiven him, Richie was still uncomfortable and hesitant to approach and talk to Avery. The doorbell ranged and Annie-Marie turned around and saw Henry and Betty at the door with Henry holding a supposedly hot pan.
"Aunt Betty! Uncle Henry!" Annie-Marie exclaimed.
"Hey Annie, can we come in?" Betty asked.
"Sure, come in." she said.
Henry and Betty entered the house and went into the kitchen and Mia greeted Betty with a hug. Henry placed the dish on the table and Georgie and Avery approached him to greet him. Annie-Marie watched as the adults were chatting and talking to each other. It was nice, as this was what Annie-Marie liked to see every time her parents friends and family came to visit. The doorbell ringed again and Annie-Marie turned around and saw Edward and Dorsey at the door.
"Uncle Edward! Uncle Dorsey!" Annie-Marie exclaimed.
"Hey kiddo, can we come in?" Edward asked.
"Sure." Annie-Marie said.
She stepped aside and let both men in. Annie-Marie saw the brothers approach her father and he greeted them with a hug.
"You haven't forgotten me, have you?" a voice spoke.
Annie-Marie perked up and turned around. She saw Ale standing in front of the door and smiling.
"Aunt Ale!" Annie-Marie exclaimed.
"Hey kiddo, how's my niece?" she asked.
"I'm good." Annie-Marie said.
"That's good." Ale said.
Annie-Marie stepped aside as Ale walked into the house and went towards Georgie and Mia. When Annie-Marie looked out of the door to see if anyone else was coming. After a few minutes, Annie-Marie closed the door and headed to the kitchen. The adults started finding their seats and sitting down.
"Annie, can you go get David?" Mia asked.
"Yes mom." She said.
Annie-Marie picked her brother up from the couch and carried him into the kitchen. As they entered, the adults awed at how cute David looked and Annie-Marie gave David to her mom. Mia put David into a highchair and started to sit down.
"Awe, Mia, David looks so cute." Beverly said.
"Thank you, Beverly. He's handsome, isn't he?" she said.
"Yes, he is." Audrey spoke.
Annie-Marie found a chair and sat down. The table was now covered with delicious food and everyone was getting ready to say grace, than suddenly, the doorbell ranged again. Everyone was confused as all the guests had arrived and Mia and Georgie weren't expecting anyone else. Bill looked at Georgie.
"Are you expecting anyone else?" he asked.
"No, I shouldn't be." Georgie spoke.
"I got it!" Annie-Marie spoke.
She got up and left the kitchen. Annie-Marie ran to the door and opened the door. Outside was Greta, wearing "okay" clothing and holding a tray of drinks. Annie-Marie was glad to see that Greta had come, she thought that Greta wouldn't and was feeling a bit disappointed, but now that she was here, it made Annie-Marie feel better. Georgie approached the door and was surprised to see Greta at the door.