Cookbook for Lovers 2014 | Page 56

Chapter 8 The Score It’s Saturday night, and they order a pizza. There’s anxiousness in the air; she senses it. He gobbles down a couple of slices, looks at her, and says, “I’ll be back in a few.” “Where are you going?” she asks. “Big game tomorrow. I’ve got to start prepping,” he replies. The Dolphins are playing the Patriots, and that means a big tailgate party, the kind of party you start preparing for the night before. He heads off to the grocery store to load up on ribs, drinks, chips, and salads. “Beep, beep, beep.” The alarm goes off. It’s 6:30 a.m., and he jumps out of bed to prep the food, load the coolers, and ice the drinks. He makes sure not to forget the chairs or the grill, and especially not the football. I ӊe