"The doctor said you shouldn't drink for a while on the medication, but my blood erased what you've taken from your system. So cheap champagne. Because we know I won't let you into the expensive ones." A smile quirked at the corner of his mouth as he placed freshly open candles on the table and lit them before sitting down. "Bon Appétit."
Unlike the usual anger his words provoked, this time they made her smile. It had been years since she had celebrated anything, not even her own birthday, much less thanksgiving. "Admittedly I don't usually do holidays either but this year I've got a lot to be thankful for."
She didn't think of herself as the emotional type but it was enough to brim her eyes with happy tears, though she wiped them away before they could ever fall. She'd done enough of that lately. Even if this time it was for a good reason.
