Falling for My Ex's Uncle novel · Chapter 28 of 32
Chapter 28: Grand Champion
Hal put a slice in his mouth.
He chewed slowly.
Then he closed his eyes.
When he opened them, he picked up his pencil and wrote on his card without hesitating.
Then he looked up and saw me at the rope.
He smiled and gave me a little wave with the pencil.
He had no idea.
At four o'clock, the stage lights came on.
Three thousand people stood on the river bottoms in the cold, and every one of them had a phone.
Sherrie stood at the edge of the stage in a white jumpsuit with her headset on.
"We're live," she said into the mic. "Nothing tonight gets cut."
The big screen behind her lit up.
Brice in a TV kitchen, holding a knife over a brisket.
"Which end is the flat?" he asked somebody off camera.
Thirty seconds.
The whole crowd groaned, then laughed.
Then the emcee read the awards.
Chicken, third: Hutchens and Second Fire.
Ribs, second.
Brisket, first.
Lorrie had both hands over her mouth.
"And your Blue River Invitational Grand Champion," said the emcee, "out of Kansas City, Kansas. Hutchens and Second Fire!"
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