"That's just nature at work," Derek tells her with an amused glint in his eye. "How do you think I got all these turkeys?"
He waits for a beat, just to see her reaction, and then laughs. "I'm kidding. I got them from the store."
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"That's just nature at work," Derek tells her with an amused glint in his eye. "How do you think I got all these turkeys?"
He waits for a beat, just to see her reaction, and then laughs. "I'm kidding. I got them from the store."