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“Good evening.” Rob swept his cloak through the air and did his best impression of Bela Lugosi.
Laura, dressed as Vampira, laughed. “Oh very good, Rob. You make a very convincing vampire.”
Rob swept his wife up in an embrace, “And now my Darling, you are all mine.” He dipped his head toward her neck.
Laura pulled away, still laughing. “Not with those teeth in, Darling.”
Rob twirled her around. “Not even a nibble?” He asked, switching to Vincent Price.
“Later Darling, later,” Laura scolded affectionately, running a hand across Rob’s chest. “Our guests will be here soon.”
“Well then, I’ll be quick,” Rob said in his regular voice, removing the fake fangs to kiss his way down Laura’s neck.
“Mmm,” Laura hummed, allowing herself to enjoy the attention for a moment.
She was just turning her head to kiss Rob properly when their son’s voice interrupted. “Mommy! I can’t find my mask!”
Laura sighed. “Duty calls.”
She gave Rob a quick kiss. “Finish setting the food out will you, Dear?”
Rob nodded, putting his fake fangs back in and resuming his Vincent Price impression. “Of course, ze blood soup and ze fried eyeballs.”
Only a few moments after Rob finished setting up the buffet on the counter, Ritchie came running out of his room in his Batman costume.
“Daddy! Do you like my costume!?”
Rob gave his son a big hug. “You look very fierce, Ritch.”
“Oh boy! Wait’ll Freddie sees it!”
The doorbell rang. “Freddie’s here!” Ritchie yelled excitedly, racing to the door. “His aunt’s taking us trick-or-treating!”
Millie’s sister was waiting outside with the three Helper children. Freddie was Superman, Patty a spacewoman, and Ellen a pirate.
“Don’t forget your coat, Ritchie,” Laura said, holding it up.
“Aww. Superheroes don’t have to wear coats,” Ritchie complained.
“You’ll get cold,” Laura warned.
“No I won’t.” Ritchie insisted. “Justice will keep me warm!”
Laura laughed. “All right, but I don’t want to hear any complaints about being cold.”
“You won’t! Come on Freddie!”
The children hurried off, with the aunt doing her best to keep up. Rob and Laura didn’t have time to close the door before Millie and Jerry arrived. Millie was dressed as a cat, and Jerry as a dog with floppy ears.
Buddy, Pickles, Sally, and Herman arrived a few minutes later. Buddy was dressed as a cowboy. Sally as a Miss Kitty-type. Pickles’ Carmen Miranda costume made her tower over her husband even more than usual. Herman looked a little embarrassed in the sailor suit his mother had made.
Last to arrive was Mel, dressed as Charlie Chaplin, hair and all.
Buddy looked him over. “Ah, came dressed as yourself 100 years ago when you had hair, huh Mel?”
Sally slapped his shoulder. Pickles giggled.
Mel, as always, gave Buddy an unimpressed “Yech.”
“Velcome to our home,” Rob greeted the guests in his Bela Lugosi voice. Switching back to his normal voice he finished “Now let’s have fun!”