/authors/floridamummy/Recent content in Floridamummy on Gromet's Plaza ArchiveHugoen-usSat, 15 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0000/stories/2008/03/15/the-dessert/Sat, 15 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0000/stories/2008/03/15/the-dessert/<p>“Why don’t you go upstairs and get ready for me while I send Ken and Laurie off?” she whispered into his ear quietly as he was clearing up some plates and glasses. He tried not to show too much of the “deer-in-the-headlights” look as he nodded his head and continued on to the kitchen.</p> <p>Ken and Laurie were already getting their coats on when Rick emerged from the kitchen. After some pleasantries and “we-must-do-this-again-soon’s” were exchanged, Rick quietly slipped away as his wife, Debbie, led the last of the dinner guests to the front door.</p>