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"Is there anything I can do to help?" Anna looked into the kitchen at the chaos surrounding the party preparations.

"No, I think we have it under control here," Emily replied. "Besides, you're company. You should be out enjoying yourself, with everyone else."

"I'm company who doesn't know people well yet and who doesn't have the appropriate clothing. I also don't dance. And I am a very experienced server at church suppers and wedding receptions. If nothing else I can put food on plates and watch the level of the punch bowls."

"Em, right now we need all the help we can get," Lisa commented. "Besides, we need to go get changed soon and we really can't get do much in the kitchen after we've changed."

"Let me help Parker - it is Parker, isn't it -- finish things up while you get ready. What else needs to be done?"

Kyrano smiled at her. "These need to be put on serving plates. I will get the plates out for you. Then the olives need to go in bowls, with a bowl on each table. The bowls are right here, next to the plates. The marinated vegetables need to be drained and have toothpicks inserted into them, then put on these serving platters," he added, getting out some smaller serving plates with slightly higher sides. "There are some hors d'oeuvres in the oven now; take them out when the timer rings. Let them cool for a moment, then move them to platters also. I should be back in time to put the other hot hors d'oeuvres in the oven. They came on cooking platters so when the platters start to run low, you can just slide another batch into the oven. Cooking instructions are here." He pointed to several sheets of paper sitting next to the oven.

"The other oven contains the 2 main dish trays. I will put them out when I get back. The heating racks for them are already out on the buffet table along with the side dishes. I will not start grilling the steaks until people have arrived. Everything else is on plates in the refrigerator already." He pointed at the large, walk in fridge.

Kyrano then turned toward Parker. "Mr. Parker, I believe you know where everything is. Can you finish setting up the buffet table?"

"Right, Mr. Kyrano. Forks only?"

"No, we shall have rolls, so we will require regular knives as well as steak knives. And butter at each table. The coffee and tea will require spoons."

Anna spoke up. "Serving spoons?"

"I knew I was forgetting something. In that drawer, along with the other serving silverware." Kyrano pointed toward a set of drawers.

"Is there any special food for the kids? Non-alcoholic punch?"

"All of the punch is non-alcoholic, in case there is a call out. The champagne is being chilled along with sparkling grape juice for the non-drinkers."

"All right, I think that's it. Now, shoo. Get ready, then come back and tell me what I did wrong. Shoo, scat, out." She waved her hands at the departing people, and the three ladies and Kyrano headed out the door.

"Let me go put the punch out, then I'll come back and help here." Parker picked up a large punch bowl from the counter.

"Fine," replied Anna as she looked into the fridge. "You may as well do the silverware and plates now, too. It looks like most everything is ready, so we can put out the cold food as soon as the buffet tables are ready. In the meantime, I'll fix everything that needs to go on individual tables, so we can get them set up before people start drifting in. Will we need sugar and creamer for each table? What about water pitchers?"

"I'll be refilling coffee and tea at the tables, so we'd better 'ave sugar and creamer 'at each table. The sugar and creamer sets are over there along with the butter dishes." Parker nodded toward the linen closet. "I'll need a pitcher for each table and water goblets."

"OK. I'll have them ready when you get back." Parker moved outside as Anna muttered to herself, "Now, if I were a slotted spoon where would I hide?"

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