Lucas Friar heaved a sigh of relief as the garage door closed behind him He'd written today's date a hundred times during the past fifteen hours yet hadn't realized the significance until he drove home from work to find the streets of his neighborhood crowded with the Hobbits star wars storm troopers and powerpuff girls firefighters and special forces soldiers Halloween of course his newly adopted community Greenwich village New York appeared to celebrate the holiday with great enthusiasm
The front doorbell rang as he came into the kitchen then rang again Lucas jogged to the entry hall fished his keys out of his pocket and turned the big brass lock
On the porch upward of the little goblins stared hopefully at him
Trick or treat
A contingent of adults stood on his front lawn Just outside the circle of light
Lucas wiped his hand over his face
Lucas- Uh I
He didn't jabe any candy in the house no apples or oranges Handfuls of cereal wouldn't cut it What the heck could he give these kids
He held up a hand
Lucas- Wait just a second
Back in the kitchen He surveyed his pantry A box of grape nuts a loaf of bread a jar of peanut butter There was Jam in the fridge but he doubled PBJS would go over well
The light shinning in the laundry room caught his eye He'd left it on this morning when he was searching for matching socks in the dryer And on top of the dryer That's it
At the front door again he crouched to kid level and held out the gallon pickle jar in which he saved the change from his pockets
Lucas- One fistful a piece OK
All right
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Surprising Delight Rucas By Haley Alexis
FanficDr. Lucas Friar is a man dedicated to his work and his patients He recently moved to New York and with Thanksgiving fast approaching and his family scheduled to arrive for a holiday visit He realizes he needs a life outside of the hospital That's wh...
