Marie hustled about in the kitchen and returned with an additional plate. "Here, please join us. You're probably starved if you just arrived at the airport. They don't feed you anything anymore. Sit down right here."

Tory sat opposite Janelle and next to Carter.

"What would you like to drink? Milk? Coffee? Juice? Tea?" Marie asked.

"Milk will be fine. It smells so good in here. I haven't had a home-cooked meal in so long."

"Yes, it was delicious. You've ...