Tulip Doc and I took care of everything we could for Amara's funeral. And when we were done, he sat down with Rock, Autumn, and me to eat dinner. I always made more than we needed, but even so, I made sure to save plates for Ink, Rex, and Toby. And I'm glad that I did because Rock and Doc both ate big plates of food. When we were done, they both leaned back, and Doc said, "Damn, that was good. I've not had a home-cooked meal in a long time. I mean, I eat when we have the dinners at the club. But to sit down at a house and have dinner, it's been a while. Probably not since the last time that Mom cooked for me. Thank you so much for that." "You are very welcome," I told him as I went to get a wash rag to clean Autumn up. Once she was cleaned up, I sent her back to the living room to wa

