“How how difficult would it be to get you to dress up for it?” Lily asked.
Wyatt started laughing. “It depends on what you'd want me to dress up as. A pirate? I'm up for it. A jester? Maybe not.”
Lily chuckled. “We'll have to see. I'm sure I'll come up with something.”
He took another bite of his turkey leg. When he set it back down onto the plate, it made a big thud. The thing was huge.
“This week is going by pretty quick, huh?” he said, after taking a swig of water. “Hard to believe it's already Thursday. You've only got a few days left with us.”
Lily's heart sank. He was right. Time had gone by so fast. Soon, she'd be packing her things up from his guest bedroom and heading back to her apartment. The following week, things would be back to normal. She'd be waking up super early and checking into her job, where she'd make coffee for people eight hours a day. Needless to say, she wasn't super excited about it.
I feel like I'm just getting used to this, she thought. I'm finally getting into the routine of taking care of Maggie. I'm loving every second of it, too. I wish that it didn't have to end.
“I'm kind of bummed that it's almost over,” Lily said. “I still haven't been able to make you a decent dinner.”
“There's still a few days left,” he said. “And besides, I've enjoyed your dinners.”
Lily raised an eyebrow. “Wyatt, they were toxic. We couldn't even eat them.”
He smiled. “Well, I enjoyed the fact that you put so much effort into them for us. How's that?”
Lily's face relax
ed. “That's a little more truthful. You're right, though. There are still a few days left and I won't go home until I make a meal that is at least halfway edible. I promise you that I will cook something that we all can enjoy before I head back home.”
Maggie had finished the funnel cake in a matter of minutes. Her face was covered in a white, dusty layer of powdered sugar. Lily laughed when she said her like that.
“Maybe I should try making funnel cake,” Lily said. “I don't think I could mess that up.”
“Or how about cotton candy?” Wyatt suggested, with a playful smirk. “I'll take a strawberry cotton candy when we get home... hold the salt.”
“Very funny,” Lily said, unable to contain her smile.
“I'm just giving you a hard time,” Wyatt said. “Although, my blood pressure is still a few points up from that eggplant Parmesan.”
Lily laughed. “Yeah, mine too. I'm pretty sure I'm still thirsty from that one bite I took.”
“Aunt Wiwee, can I have a turkey leg?” Maggie asked, reaching across the table.
“Of course, sweetie,” Lily said, handing her one of the massive legs.
It was so heavy that Maggie couldn't even hold it with one arm. She had to use both of her hands to lift it off of the table, where she managed to take one tiny bite out of it. Lily watched her and wished she had remembered to bring a camera. It would have been the cutest picture in the entire world.
“Hey, when we're done eating, what do you say we go on the zip lines?” Wyatt asked.
“They have that here?” Lily asked.
“I saw a sign for it when we were walking around.”
“I'm up for it,” Lily said.
Maggie set the turkey leg down and was nodding excitedly. It looked like she wanted to shout in excitement, but couldn't with a mouthful of food.
“I'll take that as a 'yes' from Maggie.” Wyatt laughed and continued eating.
This is turning out to be the best day ever, Lily thought. I can't remember a time in my life where I've been able to do so many interesting things in one day.
Lily was having so much fun. She couldn't seem to stop smiling and the tinging of excitement just wouldn't leave her belly. It took her a moment to realize that this happiness wasn't coming from all of the things at the fair. It had nothing to do with the camel ride, or the jousting event or even the funnel cakes. The real reason that her cheeks were tired from smiling was solely because she was spending the day with her two favorite people.