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Tuck loved having his kids around. Michaela had come over early to help him cook, and Tuck felt like he could walk on the ceiling as they fussed around the kitchen. They were making something relatively simple - spaghetti with pesto sauce and meatballs, but because it was Tuck everything was made from scratch. Michaela had kneaded the pasta and run it through the pasta maker while Tuck prepared the meatballs and shaped them by hand. While Tuck cooked the meatballs up, Michaela sang to him.

Finally Tuck put everything together, covering it in roasted pine nuts and he cooked it up while Michaela checked on the garlic bread.

There was a knock on the door and Tuck grinned. "Just in time! Will you take over here? I think if you answer the door, Iestyn might have a heart attack," he said, handing over the spatula to a giggling Michaela. Tuck pulled open the door and grinned at the trio there beyond it. "Come in, come in all of you!"