Fabulous Five 013 - the Christmas Countdown
“It's Melanie," she said when he answered.
"Oh, hi, Mel. How's it going? Are you calling to say that you've inherited a million dollars? Or that you've found someone to take all the animals?" Melanie crossed her fingers for luck and took a deep breath.
"Not exactly," she said slowly.
"Isn't 'not exactly' usually followed by 'but'?" he asked cautiously.
This was it. There was no turning back now. "Actually it is," she said, and then plunged on in. "Not exactly, but I was wondering how your parents would feel about signing the adoption papers and keeping the animals at your house until we can find homes for all of them. I mean, you've said so often that your mom and dad are really cool and laid back and nothing bothers them and that they believe in love and peace and—" "Whoa!" cried Shane. "Just a minute. Let me get this straight. You're saying that if we raise the money to spring the animals and if we can't find people to adopt them, you want my parents to take them all in?" Melanie clo...sed her eyes and crossed her Fingers again.MoreLess
"Oh, hi, Mel. How's it going? Are you calling to say that you've inherited a million dollars? Or that you've found someone to take all the animals?" Melanie crossed her fingers for luck and took a deep breath.
"Not exactly," she said slowly.
"Isn't 'not exactly' usually followed by 'but'?" he asked cautiously.
This was it. There was no turning back now. "Actually it is," she said, and then plunged on in. "Not exactly, but I was wondering how your parents would feel about signing the adoption papers and keeping the animals at your house until we can find homes for all of them. I mean, you've said so often that your mom and dad are really cool and laid back and nothing bothers them and that they believe in love and peace and—" "Whoa!" cried Shane. "Just a minute. Let me get this straight. You're saying that if we raise the money to spring the animals and if we can't find people to adopt them, you want my parents to take them all in?" Melanie clo...sed her eyes and crossed her Fingers again.MoreLess
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