urn:lj:scribbld.com:atom1:purplegeist Melanie Hall Melanie Hall 2009-12-24T07:04:06Z urn:lj:scribbld.com:atom1:purplegeist:607 2009-12-24T07:04:06Z 2009-12-24T07:04:06Z Apart from making everyone fondue, Mel fixed a special batch of her best almond meringues and a pie just for Alex.<br /> <br />After asking Mom's advice about what to do for girls who were more fashionable than she, Mel got hair combs for <a href="http://www.franceluxe.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/products/franceLuxe/combs_sticks/9622/9622Thumb144.jpg">Emily</a> and <a href="http://www.franceluxe.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/products/lerickson/combs_sticks/LI2023/LI2023Main244.jpg">Marrina</a>.<br /><br />Mason got a bag of rocks, with a little note that says "For Practicing."<br /><br />Jordan gets some butterscotch cookies and a <a href="http://www.tootgarook.com/i/products/11951593790466.jpg">dressing gown</a>, for reasons he well knows.<br /><br />And she intended, before Lieutenant Whittaker left for his own place, to see if she could manage the nerve to give him a pie to take home.