Allen answered the door, "Good evening, Simon. We are just finishing dinner. Would you like to join us for dessert and coffee."
As Simon stepped into the house and leaded toward the dining room, Allen gave his shoulder a gentle squeeze, the tenderness of the touch not lost on either of the two men. Simon leaned over to give Alyssa a sweet kiss on the cheek and walked around the table as Marilyn came in from the kitchen with an extra plate and coffee cup for Simon. He gave her a "nice" hug as she set the china on the table next to Alyssa's. "So nice to see you, Simon," Marilyn said to him, with a smile that Alyssa did not see, nor would she understand.
As Simon stepped into the house and leaded toward the dining room, Allen gave his shoulder a gentle squeeze, the tenderness of the touch not lost on either of the two men. Simon leaned over to give Alyssa a sweet kiss on the cheek and walked around the table as Marilyn came in from the kitchen with an extra plate and coffee cup for Simon. He gave her a "nice" hug as she set the china on the table next to Alyssa's. "So nice to see you, Simon," Marilyn said to him, with a smile that Alyssa did not see, nor would she understand.