Freddy and Mary had similar thoughts. It was hard not to after everything they just experienced. It was tough going through hard times without the people they loved most. However, Freddy, like Mary, was glad they were together. He'd been in Goodland first, but he really didn't think he could have lasted this long alone. Sure, he had friends in their new reality, but they couldn't replace his family; it expanded, but never replaced.
Dinner, as usual, was good and Freddy helped where he could. However, he went to the living room while Mary finished up the last of the dishes. He liked talking to his sister after a long day. Their family dinners, although small now, were a piece of home.
He blushed when she joined him and posed her question. "Maybe," he admitted. "I don't know. I'm thinking about planning something." What? Well, that part he didn't know.