The Leopard King (2016)
“Though he’d said he would be right over, she’d suspected he was being polite and that she’d have to make excuses to her family. Yet he swept in with a smile, as if they didn’t have a hundred problems boiling beneath the surface. If he was here, however, he must have time for a break, as he wasn’t the sort to shirk responsibility.
A few more relatives had gathered, so her aunt and uncle had a full house. She spent a few minutes reminding Dom who everyone was, and he frowned. “Why do you seem so ...convinced I won’t remember their names?”
Smiling, she whispered a reminder of who everybody was. Uncle Chaz and Aunt Glynnis were Pru’s favorites among many relations; Glynnis was her mother’s younger sister, so when she looked at her aunt, if she half-closed her eyes, she could pretend her mom was still around. Glynnis was more exuberant than her mother had been, but there was a definite resemblance. The best thing about her big extended family was that they didn’t draw lines.MoreLess
A few more relatives had gathered, so her aunt and uncle had a full house. She spent a few minutes reminding Dom who everyone was, and he frowned. “Why do you seem so ...convinced I won’t remember their names?”
Smiling, she whispered a reminder of who everybody was. Uncle Chaz and Aunt Glynnis were Pru’s favorites among many relations; Glynnis was her mother’s younger sister, so when she looked at her aunt, if she half-closed her eyes, she could pretend her mom was still around. Glynnis was more exuberant than her mother had been, but there was a definite resemblance. The best thing about her big extended family was that they didn’t draw lines.MoreLess
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