Josh said with a smile, “I better work on it so I can get the bigger gift from you soon.”

“I heard that no gossip slips past your family,” Mr. Sox chimed in.

Josh replied, “That’s true. Are you into gossip?”

Mr. Sox uttered with a straight face, “Gossip doesn’t appeal to someone of my age, but you can share a little with me when we have nothing to do. I’m fine with it.”

Squealing at her husband, Mrs. Sox remarked, “Jasmine takes after him.”

Jasmine’s love for the buzz and gossip came f