A Match for the Doctor (2011)
“Edna placed an oversize mug in Kennon’s hands. “It’s chai tea,” she told the young woman. “Helps relax you,” she added with a smile.
“What will relax me,” Kennon said, already getting up off the stool where she had been planted only minutes ago, “is to help out with dinner.”
“Me, too,” Meghan chimed in, mimicking Kennon’s tone.
“I want to help, too,” Madelyn immediately pro tested.
Edna laughed quietly. “I am reminded of that old saying about too many cooks spoiling the soup,” she said, her gla...nce taking in all three of them.
“But it doesn’t apply here,” Kennon was quick to assure her.
“I was just about to say that,” Edna agreed, an amused smile curving her lips.
It wasn’t long before Edna was ushered off to a chair, to sit on the sidelines as an observer in her own domain. “I feel like a bump on a log, sitting here,” she complained to Kennon.
“A much loved, honored bump,” Kennon assured her. Since she was here, she wanted to feel useful, and that meant taking some of the burden off the older woman.MoreLess
“What will relax me,” Kennon said, already getting up off the stool where she had been planted only minutes ago, “is to help out with dinner.”
“Me, too,” Meghan chimed in, mimicking Kennon’s tone.
“I want to help, too,” Madelyn immediately pro tested.
Edna laughed quietly. “I am reminded of that old saying about too many cooks spoiling the soup,” she said, her gla...nce taking in all three of them.
“But it doesn’t apply here,” Kennon was quick to assure her.
“I was just about to say that,” Edna agreed, an amused smile curving her lips.
It wasn’t long before Edna was ushered off to a chair, to sit on the sidelines as an observer in her own domain. “I feel like a bump on a log, sitting here,” she complained to Kennon.
“A much loved, honored bump,” Kennon assured her. Since she was here, she wanted to feel useful, and that meant taking some of the burden off the older woman.MoreLess
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