Dirty Family Secrets
Teddy gave me a wide-eyed stare and then mouthed, "Are they trying to get us drunk?"
Grinning at him, I sipped the next drink to be polite while we continued walking through the complex. Finally, mom took us through a huge set of glass doors that led out onto a large wooden deck. It was lit up with overhead string lights and was decorated with a heavily floral theme. There were flowers everywhere, and from the fragrant smell, they were real. Not fake. The deck had about a dozen tables, positioned at various places. Several women stood near some of the tables, not paying us any attention. Mom walked to the far end of the wooden planking where there was a railing.