Alan's Offer
"If you want," Anne said to Richard. "you could bring your lawn mower down to Alan's basement workshop."
Richard looked skeptical, "What could Young Master Alan possibly do?" he asked.
Alan set his fork with the bite of strawberry waffles with cinnamon whipped cream down on his plate, "I can fix your lawn mower for you after I eat my breakfast." he offered Richard.
"Are you sure you can do that?" Richard asked Alan curiously.
"Trust Alan, Richard," Tom said. "if it's mechanical, then Alan is your go-to guy to fix it!"
"I'll go get Lulubelle, but please do be careful with her," Richard told Alan firmly. "she's my baby."
Flip, Nancy, Scooter, and Mimi all looked at one another, "Lulubelle?" they snickered.
"Hey," Suzie scolded the younger four children. "don't be so mean!"
"That's right," Tom agreed. "Lulubelle is what Richard named his lawn mower!"
Flip, Nancy, Scooter, and Mimi all looked at one another again.
"Oh, sorry." Flip & Scooter sighed in unison.
"Yeah, sorry." Nancy & Mimi sighed also in unison.