Chapter 52

“Cozy,” Noelle echoed, crawling onto the couch and settling as close to Colin as he was to Grady. “What are you talking about?”

“A sushi class.”

“What’s sushi?”

“Raw fish and seaweed.”

Noelle wrinkled her nose. “Really? That’s gross.”

Grady leaned across Colin’s lap to peer into Noelle’s eyes. “Have you ever had sushi, young lady?”

“No.”

“So how do you know it’s gross?”

“You’re not really trying to reason with her about food, are you, Grady?” Elaine asked, laughing.

“Fish is slimy,” Noelle said. “It makes me gag.”

“Do you like rice?”

“That’s not fish.”

“I know, but it’s in sushi, too. Do you like it?”

“Yeah.”

“So how about this. We’ll bring back a piece of sushi we make for you to try. Something called a California roll. If it still makes you gag after you try it, I’ll take you and your mom out to eat sometime this week, your choice of food, to make up for it.”

“What about Colin?”