"This is the most food I've ever seen in one place," Thomas said, nodding his agreement. Even though he'd been around for some of the prep, he didn't even want to think about how long it took to cook all this and how much effort Derek and Bitty and everyone else had gone through to get it all done in time.

"First Thanksgiving I can remember and I don't know if anything'll top this one," he added. If he'd had Thanksgivings in the past, he'd figured them to be small, contained to his parents and him. With his parents long dead, Thomas figured any holidays would be like this from now on: full of friends he'd made and could remember since everything else was locked away.