Chapter 1055

• The next morning, she managed to sleep until nearly lunch time. Yawning, she climbed out of bed and went to take a nice long shower. After getting dressed in something decent, she went to see if her mother needed help with anything before Sam's party started that afternoon.
• She supposed it might have sounded childish to other people, but Alex's parents loved to throw birthday parties for all their children. It had been something that they'd always done, and they tended to pull out all the stops. Depending on what each of their children preferred, her folks would either take them to dinner or make whatever the favorite dish was. What came afterward was up to the birthday boy or girl.
• In Sam's case, their dad would make hamburgers or even some barbecue, and they'd play games and socialize for a while before having cake and presents. Typically, it was just family and friends that came, though boyfriends and girlfriends were usually invited too.