Norah sipped her milk with a smile, "A change of scenery really does wonders for the mood and spirit!"

Henson, sitting nearby, glanced at her and suppressed a laugh, choosing not to burst her bubble.

Janice nodded, "See? Staying cooped up at home just drains your energy. Feels much better to get out, doesn't it?"

"Yeah, yeah!" Norah nodded enthusiastically. "Thanks, Mom!"

Seeing her daughter's uplifted spirits, Janice smiled and went upstairs.

Norah caught Henson's mocking look but didn't mind. Instead, she offered him a shrimp dumpling, "Come on, little bro, eat up."

Henson said, "Maybe if you'd been nicer to me sooner, you'd already be with Gonzalez by now!"

"Shh!" Norah gestured for silence, looking around before whispering, "Let's not bring him up at home."

Henson rolled his eyes and shoved the dumpling into his mouth.

*

the arrival of the Lamont siblings. Mr. Hanson and Hannah were surprised but went to greet them together. Norah and Henson greeted them politely upon entering the

cheerfully asked, "Grandpa Hanson,

do you ask?" Mr. Hanson replied with a

the movies and

laughed in surprise, "Gonzalez? I thought you'd be asking for

"I wanted to invite Gonzalez, and I was hoping to get

fruit. "Gonzalez is busy today and won't be able to

he up to?" Norah asked

one caught on to

tension. Hannah explained,

he's home, I've set him up with a girl to meet today, so he definitely

blind date?" Henson said, glancing

a lump in her throat, as if she'd been tossed into a lake just like the stone Xavier had

in feigned surprise, "I've only seen blind dates on TV;

at Norah,

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