Gabriel laughed easily at that, nodding at the refrigerator behind Sam. "Reach behind there and snag the two containers of fruit for me? One apple and one cherry." He dusted his fingers off and slowly laid out the two pie shells in old, well-used tins, pressing them down with deft fingers.

"Maybe not legit, but kids are pretty awesome."

The explanation gets a slow nod. Better than the explosive fallouts that sometimes came with breakups. "Still. Sucks that it had to happen. So - home and single for the holidays. Gotta be a barrel of laughs." A quick wink as he starts rolling out the top crusts.