"Who's hungry? We should fire up the grill." Dave changes the subject from the last topic of conversation as quickly as possible.
"Food sounds great. I'm starving." Aaron concurs with Dave.
"I'll grill if you want. I'm sure Dave has done enough work." Derek offers.
"That sounds great. The meat's in the fridge, in a Ziploc bag, with marinade in it. The sauce is in the door. It's a honey garlic barbeque sauce that you can baste the meat with." Dave tells Derek.
"Okay, I'll fire up the grill." Derek likes grilling.
"You know, I don't understand this obsession men have with grilling. Cooking has always been a traditionally female occupation and yet grilling has been a traditionally male domain. I find the paradox interesting." Spencer begins his usual genius speak.
"Women love men who can cook. It's really sexy. It takes some of the pressure off us to cook all the time." J.J. tries to explain to Spence.
Derek heads towards the house to get the meat to grill. "Tell me how you are hosting the party and getting everyone else to cook?" Erin asks Dave.
"That's the whole point. I make all the sides, prep the main, and make dessert. Then everyone else feels guilty and offers to cook. It's great." Dave explains to Erin. "I'm glad you finally decided to come to a party with us. You should come to all our parties."
"Oh, I don't know. I'm sure the team is more relaxed when I'm not here." Erin says cautiously.
"No Erin, Dave's right. You should come to the team parties. You're part of the team." Aaron says gently.
"That's very nice of you to say, Aaron. I don't know if the rest of your team feels the same." Erin says quietly.
"You've relaxed a lot since you came back from rehab. You're fun to have around now." J.J. says gently. "You make Rossi happy and the kids are so happy with you. You should come to more parties with us. We have a girls' night once a month."
"Thanks everyone." Erin blushes.