Alvin smiled at Sam, who was so nervous he had spilled all the coffee beans across the floor. He shook his head with an amused chuckle, then held out a hand to Lucy and said, "Hi, I'm Alvin. I've heard about you.
But how did you get here? Where's your adoptive mother?
Leaving without saying goodbye isn't a good habit!"
Lucy scrunched up her little nose and bared her teeth adorably. "Annie's husband took Annie and us into the garage to hide.
Sam and Emma's dad rescued us..."
As she spoke, Lucy pointed to a man and a woman huddled in the corner of the restaurant. She clutched her throat and made a face. "If it weren't for them, the rats would've eaten us...
But Sam was really brave, and Emma's dad was amazing!"
Lucy's story left Alvin a little confused, but fortunately, the couple in the corner looked like her adoptive parents...
Alvin glanced at Sam, who was bustling around nervously, and Lucy, who wore a sweet smile. He shook his head with a grin and said to Sam, "Hey, buddy, make our guests some coffee too. They look like they could use it."
Then Alvin glanced at Lucy, who seemed unusually mature for her age, and shook his head with a smile. "This isn't a very nice way to treat your adoptive parents!
I've heard they've been very good to you..."
Lucy peeked at her adoptive mother, who was curled up in the corner, crying nonstop, and at her adoptive father, who worked on Wall Street. She pouted and scrunched up her nose, sounding a little indignant. "But they made me leave Sam behind. They wanted me to be without a dad..."
Alvin smiled and ruffled Lucy's hair, then looked at Russell. "I need to go say hello.