Praiseworthy

Sure, he's a little young, but no one's complaining. Except maybe the girls that were too slow to make a move.

a TranscriptRosa
Lemonade? Oh, thank you, Henry.

Henry
My pleasure, Rosa. The young ladies helped me squeeze the lemons.

Rosa
They're being good?

Henry
Angels.

Anya
They are. The only things I'm grateful to their father for is them, and leaving us.

Henry
I'll get started on dinner shortly. I've been challenged. I need to prove that McRonny's has nothing on my burgers.

Rosa
It's a little chilly outside for using the grill"

Henry
A man meets his challenges. But I'll caramelize the onions inside.

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Rosa
We're in for a treat. It appears that not staying for dinner is no longer an option.

So you were a newly single mother when you met Earl?

Anya
Ink was barely even dry on the divorce papers.

There I was, thinking it was the worst day of my life. We'd gotten kicked out of our apartment. Weasel's checks had all bounced. I'm in the middle of the worst storm I've ever seen, in a strange town, with my 5 and 3 year old girls, and stuck in a car that wouldn't run anymore. And no money.

Then this kindly old man presses a wad of cash into my hand with the business card of a mechanic he thought would be reliable.

Then that same mechanic comes along next. Doesn't hesitate to say he'll take care of us. Tows us right to his shop. And lets us shelter in his loft above while he sleeps on a couch in his office.

When he brought up groceries the next morning I realized he was a keeper. He hasn't had to sleep on a couch since.