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Janet

"Janet don't kill me... I think I burned the turkey" Christopher said raising his eyebrows from the stove.

I gasped. "What!?" "WHHYT" Story babbled in the middle of playing with her toys.

My jaw dropped after hearing Story trying her hardest to mimick me. I immediately looked at Gil to my right. He had a excited look in his widened eyes.

"Oh my god, is she trying to talk" Christopher asked.

"Sounds like it" I said looking down at her as she sat in Gil's lap.

"Baby how'd you burn the turkey!?" I got up dragging my feet while holding my sad face.

I made my way to the oven to see a perfectly seasoned golden brown turkey. My jaw dropped before I looked up at Christopher's smile.

"I was just kidding" he said smiling from ear to ear.

I hit him giving him three good playful slaps in his arm. "Don't play like that" I said smiling back at him.

It was the day before Thanksgiving. Christopher and I were preparing the turkey while Gil came over to visit. We were having Thanksgiving at our house this year.

This was our first Thanksgiving without Michael. It was honestly eating me alive but I didn't want Christopher or anybody else to worry about me. So I acted like everything was fine.

Story began smiling at me with all gums. "Baby your so cute" I said smiling back at her.

"Thanks girl I know" Gil said flipping his imaginary hair.

I couldn't help but grin and roll my eyes at him. "I was talking to my daughter" I giggled.

"We both cute" he said before pinching her chubby cheek.

"Gil do you notice anything different" I asked him before posing for him.

"That's a new wig" he said too fast.

I dropped my jaw feeling offended. "What? Christopher did I say anything wrong?"

Christopher was seasoning the turkey but lifted his eyebrows looking at Gil then me. "I'm staying out of this" he said before looking back at the turkey.

"Your no fun" Gil whined before looking back at me.

"Come on Gil it's not my hair" I said before putting my hands on my waist.

He began to squint his eyes at me. "You lost weight?"

"Bingo" Christopher shouted as I jumped out of excitement.

"I'm finally starting to feel like my tour self" I said in my enthusiastic tone.

"Ok good for you. You look great! I mean you always looked great that's why I didn't notice it at first" he said.

"Right! Gil that's what I been saying to her"Christopher said.

"Shut up no one asked you" I said making Christopher drop his jaw. I couldn't help but laugh at the look on his face.