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Edge of Seventeen Chapter 2

Title: Edge of Seventeen Chapter 2

Summary: When the boy Karen Williamson loved left home when she was seventeen, she figured it was just a childhood crush. She had her own plans to get out of Indiana. But when those plans fell through and now she’s trapped in Lafayette with a degree that’s getting her nowhere. That is, until Jeffrey Isbell came home.

Warnings: Language for now

Karen made her way into the library Monday morning with a large cup of coffee and her lunch bag in hand. She yawned as she placed her bag into the refrigerator. She was not a morning person, but she would much rather be here in the morning and get her day over then work in the evening all the time. She heard a noise and turned to see Jackson standing there.

“Well, good morning,” He laughed. “Did you get your caffeine?”

“Yes and hopefully it starts working before Alice comes in and asks for the same book she’s read every week for the past six months.” Karen smiled at him. “Did you and Diane have a good weekend?”

“We did,” He followed her out of the breakroom. “She’s not coming in until this afternoon though, so it’s you, me, and that teenager will come in in about an hour.” They worked on getting ready to open the library. “So…”

“So what?” Karen asked, emptying out the drop box to check in.

“Well, I’m sure you heard that old farmhouse on the outskirts of town was bought by someone,” Jackson told her. “And, I’m sure you’ve heard the rumors that one of the famous boys has come home.”

“Sydney Pollack moved back to Lafayette?” Karen asked with a little smirk. Jackson shook his head.

“You know who I’m talking about,” He leaned on the counter, watching her check books, videos, and CDs in. “Broody, guitar player, doesn’t like to shower.”

“Why would he be back here?” Karen asked, glancing up at Jackson. “Jeff...Izzy fought hard to get out of here. He got lucky.”

“You never know,” Jackson smirked. “He might be back and you two could hook up again.” Karen rolled her eyes.

“Why, out of all the girls out there, would he want to be with me?” Karen shook her head. “He’s rich and successful. He could get him some, I don’t know, is Heather Locklear still married to Tommy Lee? Because I bet he could get her in a heartbeat.”

“Karen, back in high school he never wanted anyone but you…”

“But he left. Things change. People change. And what makes you think I even want him after all these years, hmm?” Karen crossed her arms and looked at Jackson. “I mean, if you had met Diane in high school Jackson, would you have liked her?”

“Well, maybe. I don’t really know because she’s from Kokomo...” Karen sighed.

“Jeffrey Isbell or whatever the fuck he wants to call himself would never be interested in me again.” Karen turned back to her work and Jackson sighed before going to do his own.

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When Izzy woke up, he was a little confused at first. First nights in a new place always seemed to throw him off. Once he sobered up, the same would happen on tour, but before that, the drugs made everything blurry, so it was hard to tell if he was in a new place or not. He laid in bed for a minute, just looking up at the ceiling. Everything he had had in his Los Angeles home had been moved to Indiana, minus the ex-girlfriend and the LA attitude. His life was all packed into boxes, sitting around the house that was probably too big for just him. But he had plans for this house.

He just had to get out of bed to start working on it.

With a groan, Izzy pushed himself out of bed. He wasn’t even 30 yet. He shouldn’t feel this damn old yet here he was. He had a list of things he had to do today that he couldn’t do yesterday because he spent most of the day waiting on the phone technician to come in to set his phone up. But now he was free to roam if he wanted to, and while he really didn’t want to, he knew he had to. He needed groceries and things to start fixing up the house.

He pulled on clothes that he got from one of the boxes and headed out to the old pickup truck he had bought a few weeks before he decided to just leave LA. He was sure that Axl would love that one. He shook his head and headed into town, pulling up at his mom’s first. He wanted to make sure that she had everything she needed, for supporting him as much as she did. She was out in the backyard with her dog when he pulled up.

“Mama, you here?” Izzy called. Linda waved to her son and he headed around, letting himself in the fence and settling in one of the patio chairs as they watched the dog run around. There was a chill in the air, and Izzy tugged his jacket around him. “It’s cold.”

“Not too bad. Warmer than last week,” Linda told him. “But I guess it is colder than it would’ve been in LA.”

“Guess I just have to get readapted to Indiana weather,” He laughed. “I’m doing some errands. Do you need anything?”

“Not that I can think of. Oh, wait!” Linda looked over at Izzy. “I watched my movie last night. Can you take it back to the library and pick me up a new one?”

“I thought you said you had someone who did that for you,” Izzy watched Astaire bark at a bird who dared to come into his yard.

“I do, but she comes on Saturday’s and I hate asking her to make a special trip for me,” Linda explained. Izzy sighed.

“Okay, is it inside?” He asked. Linda nodded and Izzy headed inside, grabbing the VHS and heading back out. “I’ll get you a couple. Maybe that’ll last you until Saturday.”

“That’s why you’re my favorite,” Linda laughed. Izzy shook his head.

“Joe must have pissed you off,” He gave her a small smirk. “I’ll be back in a little bit mama. Love you.” He kissed her cheek before he headed out to his truck. He tossed the movie in the passenger seat before he went about his errands.

He got all his groceries, realizing for the first time that he actually had the time and patience to cook and he wanted to try to try out different things. Then he had to get some tools to work on the house, because all he had was a hammer and a screwdriver, and that wasn’t going to build the studio he wanted.

After finishing everything, he looked over to his passenger seat and groaned. He still had to go to the library to get his mom some movies and drop off her old one. He really thought about just buying her some for her to keep at home, but she liked the library. Always had. Izzy turned into the library parking lot, hoping that he wouldn’t be in there long, as he ran inside.

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“Karen, the delivery guy is here,” Diane told Karen later that day. The teenager who worked sometimes as a work study program had to go into school for awhile, so Diane came in early.

“Okay I got him,” Karen got up from the desk. “Jackson is reshelving. Yell if you need anything.” Karen headed into the back to talk to the delivery guy while Diane took over the circulation desk. She sat there for a couple minutes when Jackson came over. Before he could say anything, the doors opened and Izzy came in. Jackson’s eyes widened.

“Uh, hey,” Izzy said. “My mom asked me to drop this off and pick up some new ones, but I just realized I don’t have a library card.” Diane laughed, unaware of who she was talking to. Jackson was about to go grab Karen, but not only was the delivery guy there, but the director of the Tippecanoe county libraries was there as well.

“We can get you one,” Diane laughed.

“I, uh, I just moved here from California,” Izzy explained. Jackson had moved into the back room, patiently waiting for a moment that he could snag Karen and bring her out to see Izzy.

“Well, who’s your mom?” Diane asked.

“Linda Isbell.”

“Oh we just love Linda!” Diane smiled. “I’m surprised that she didn’t call Karen. She always asks her to pick her up things.”

“Karen?” Izzy asked. He shook his head. It couldn’t be the same person. “Anyway, is there any way you can just check some things out on her account for me?”

“Of course, because it’s Linda,” Diane grabbed a couple VHS that had been on Linda’s wishlist. She got Izzy settled. “Tell Linda we said hi!”

“I will. Thank you.” He nodded and left as Jackson pulled Karen back out.

“Jeff wait…” Jackson sighed when he saw that he was gone.

“Jackson, that’s not funny,” Karen shook her head.

“He was here!” Jackson told her. “I swear!”

“Jeff?” Diane asked. “I thought he said his name was Izzy.”

“It’s a long story,” Jackson explained. Karen shook her head.

“I have a meeting with the director,” Karen told them. “Jackson, how many times do I have to tell you, he won’t be interested in me.” She turned and headed back towards the director, leaving Jackson and Diane standing there.

“Okay, what was that about?” Diane asked. “Spill.”

“It’s a long story sweetie,” Jackson sighed. “But I guess we have time.”

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warrant circumscribed somewhat explosive optimistic mandate previously detract opinion intuitive feasible intimate persistent humble simplicity tempt deliberate painful unethical fundamentals discrepancy remorse pessimistic possibility conclusion acknowledge impregnate soberly creation paralyze suitability oblige tranquil medal arbitrate pacify illusory susceptible vibrate vengeance infection democratic stressful grave speculative sample identification stifle obligation revenge organization namely mediocre practical scream weaken consensus affectionate deficient treacherous console isolation ingenious memory melodrama despair awestruck composition regret recommendation celebrity decision devoid opaque ornamentation longevity participate dread restore interrogate aid accordingly mislead embarrassment optimism domestic apt funds virtue geography fundamentally thoroughly press despite horrible chilling rental esteemed disappointment innovative contemplation assign popularize haunt deafen serene percent estrangement suffer extravagant throng estimate comment priesthood mass dreadfully promote periphery animated saying relate clarity triple derivative succeed distortion register suicide improvement discreet inquisition probable curative incident praise convenience baffle covet dreadful genuinely weary undisturbed disgruntled humility renown nonchalant monopoly comedy vague decisive inconsequential announcement fabricated nevertheless vigilant scarce neglectful hushed attainment tedious explode snatch pslm agency sentimental tension adhere meanwhile sacred avert conformity likewise challenger accessible responsibility peril contact event roast fallible catastrophic competitor violate resolute deceive exaggeration discredit intolerable approve paste dimly novelist demeanor norm politician satisfaction obvious vehicle reservation defer involve restoration crush audible assistant backpack attain inanimate commemorate confrontation emigration parasite disperse quantitative laughter policy vulgar occasionally repay effective eulogy starvation empty therapeutic overall immortal encompass inappropriate opportune engagement illustrate turmoil observatory classification expression reminiscence comedian invention depress remedy protagonist gesture texture diplomatic election prolong conducive emotional invigorate curiosity expressive %

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Update from New Zealand 11

Saturday 28th December 2019

Miss Organisation and Planning has been surprised. I am so organised that I had packed my bags for Belgium. Written a list of the few extra things I need to add in there. Said my goodbyes to everyone I won’t see again. And planned everything else down to a tee. I had even started writing my end of New Zealand holiday blog. I then did a very spontaneous unlike me thing to do and changed the plans. On myself! And I do not like plan changes! I shall explain. A few days ago I got an email from Eloy saying I can’t start work when expected and seeing as my visa application is still not complete etc they have moved my start date to some time in March. I had planned my trip to come home in time so I would have a week of jetlag recovery and then be ready to start work in the new year. Which I was looking forward to. I love my life just doing art and relaxing but I was keen to have something to do! When mum heard this she asked if maybe I could change my flight. I hadn’t thought about it but once the seed was planted I had some things to consider. I was faced with the dilemma. Actually multiple dilemmas. But the main one was extend my trip in New Zealand and continue kiwi summer with the family or head back home to Belgium and slip back into my wonderful Belgian life which I am starting to miss dearly. Especially the people I have left behind in Belgium. There were pros and cons to both sides and as much as I wanted to head home (to Belgium) I knew I would miss nz as soon as I stepped on the plane. So after a lot (and I don’t exaggerate when I mean a lot) of milling over my decision and a much quicker call to Thai airways - which were great to deal with - I managed to change my flights and spend another month here in nz. My family, needless to say, are over the moon. I am happy but I don’t really like it when plans change and this is so out of my control with the bloody visa stuff so I am struggling to come to terms with what is happening but I am truly looking forward to spending more of the summer holiday with the family. Everyone is off work until the 20th so it’s going to be a good time. So with mixed emotions, I let you know that I won’t be coming home for my first new year in Belgium, but a month later in January - with a cracker tan and hopefully a job to come to! Now onto some news. I have been at the lake for the last few days. Friday Gran and Deeda and I headed down together to make the most of the lake for the little time that I thought I was there for. I put the pressure on mum and dad to get organised and come down on Saturday to spend time with me too. So my Saturday we were all here - minus Jamie and the long awaited Chloe! We have been blessed with the weather. In true Robinson family fashion we have spent a lot of time lazing about, reading, getting suntans, slowly crossing off the ever present list of jobs (which is also a very Robinson thing to have) and drinking delicious cocktails. I have added in a few Henry family activités and dragged mum off for a few decent walks in the mornings. Which has been good fun. I am also scouting out the best place for the hammock. I have been for a few skis which have been a treat. The water is warm and nice and flat. We have been making the lake as Christmasy as possible which included a few trips to Mitre10 to buy lights. Dad initially was not a fan of our newly decorated Bach but the next day he was off to Mitre10 to buy some more to decorate the bunk room too so even he has been persuaded into enjoying the Christmasy feel at the lake!

Christmas day came and so did the bad weather! I guess the summery New Zealand Christmas that Chloe was hoping for didn't come and all we got was a rather grey and rainy day! We had a lovely day though, I really enjoyed giving my gifts. I have been looking forward to Christmas for a long time - pretty much as soon as I got home as I could not wait to give my gifts! I honestly love thinking of what to do, and the act of giving gifts so much. It is a real treat to watch peoples reactions! We all really enjoyed our family Christmas and although the weather wasn’t the best, our Christmas lights on the lake and the decent amount of alcohol made for a lovely day!

On boxing day Jo and Jasper arrived at the lake to stay for a few days which will be a bit of fun! Jasper was so enthusiastic about coming down and was excited to try everything! We had him out on the biscuit, swimming, paddle boarding - it was all go! It was fun to see his enjoyment, we went on the biscuit together, and after a few minutes of Jasper being white with fear he really started enjoying it and had a ball, it was so funny to watch! Took me back to my childhood and made me realise - once again - how lucky we have been to have this place at our fingertips, it truly is a paradise.

I went home with Gran and Deeda on the 27th as I had planned a final catch up with the girls for our annual Christmas drinks - we are all super busy so it was important to get home for this as rescheduling would be hard. These are my school friends that I have known for 10 years so it was pretty important that I make it up to see them! Plus Nicole has just gotten engaged! So I was super excited to hear the engagement story and all the details, which did not disappoint! We spent the evening catching up, drinking cocktails and eating way too much! It was such a lovely catch up and I am so blessed that after all this time we got to catch up and are still really good friends, they are all beautiful girls and I loved hearing their news. I was in a bit of a pickle though as my flight was supposed to be the next day and so with everything planned I didn’t think I would need to go back to the lake, but now since I have changed my flight, I didn’t know how to get back to the lake. Luckily, Nicole and Carl are heading down to Taupo today so I have managed to get a ride with them! So my stay in Pukekohe is not even going to last 48hours! Perfect! Just enough time to get my jobs done, feed the animals and head back to enjoy the lake!

Better go and get organised! See you at a later date Belgium!

Love Kate xxxxx

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It couldn’t be real. No one could be that good of a cook. No one. Nevada looked around the kitchen, through the trash, in the pantry, anywhere that Del might be hiding the boxes of muffins that he said he was going to make. Or even just any boxes to any of the food that he must be getting as take out from somewhere when they were not looking.

While the kitchen was fully stocked from the pantry, to the fridge, and every cabinet in the house Nevada still refused to buy into it. It was all for show, or it had to be. Every meal they had, night after night, was perfect. Never burnt, plain, under cooked. The only way that could happen is if it was an actual professional making the meal. While Nevada didn’t know much about Del she was pretty sure he was not a professional chef in his down time.

She was almost completely through the kitchen with her head inside the oven looking for some sort of hiding place that Del used to make it look like it was home cooked food when she heard the someone walk into the kitchen and Del clear his throat behind her. She pulled back quickly, hitting her head on the top of the oven in the process. “Shit.” Nevada pulled herself up quickly from the floor rubbing her head. “So um.. hi.”

fter a weird run in with Nevada, Delaware heads straight to he grocery store with his Mother’s ingredient list in his mind he heads to the smaller, organic foods shop in town. With necessities like crystallized ginger and locally made honey, Del would rather spend the extra money on the good stuff. Especially since he’ll be baking.

He makes it home in time to fill the pantry and have about an hour spare time before he starts dinner and dessert. The entire hour is spent on a work assignment due at the end of the week he hasn’t had the chance to get around to, and by the time he’s finished his first read through, the clock reads four-thirty.

He doesn’t expect to see or smell Nevada in the kitchen. She’s rarely in the lower floors of the house, unless it’s meal time or she thinks no one else is home. When he turns the corner, he’s greeted with her backside sticking up in the air and her head and upper body in the oven. With a clear of his throat, Delaware does nothing to keep the amused tone in his voice.

“Is it time for your Slyvia Path phase already? I thought we had another twenty years or so.”

“You know what this is your fault.” Nevada is still rubbing her head, mostly out of instinct since the pain is already gone. “It’s just so cold in the house and I hate the cold so I was just trying to get warm.”

It was all a lie, a horrible one at that, but it was what Nevada could think of quickly. She eyes up the bags in his head. While it was clear they were filled with nothing but ingredients Nevada was certain it was just again a cover. The actually muffins were more then likely still in his car and he would go through the act of making them just to send her off at the end and run outside to get the store bought ones.

In her head it made sense, no matter how illogical the idea completely was. Nevada was going to catch him in faking it this time though. Thought part of her didn’t care how the muffins got there as long as she got them, as he said she would.

“So what all does it take to make pumpkin muffins?”

Want to explain yourself pup?” Delaware asks, head cocked out the side. He doesn’t buy Nevada’s excuse, not for a minute, and Delaware waits, leaning against a wall as he looks over at her. Nevada seems to distract herself with the muffins, and it actually seems like genuine curiosity. Whether that’s because she wants to learn how to cook or try to burn the house down, he doesn’t know. Either way, he won’t pass the on the opportunity for some very rare one-on-one time.

With a quick swipe of his thumb, and the rapid speed press of his fingers, he’s sending out a max text message, letting the pack know that dinner will be about forty-five minutes late. The entire pack, minus Nevada, gets the message three seconds later.

“A lot of prep work since we’re making them from scratch. Set the oven to 350 degrees and follow me.” Delaware grabs the pumpkin and eggs from the fridge and starts piling the other dry spices on the counter. With werewolf speed, the ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon, and a specific set of spices make their way out of the pantry.

Nevada shrugged acting as if she had no clue what he was talking about. “I did just explain. Just to cold in here. I thought being a wolf I wasn’t suppose to be as cold, well that’s a lie.” What was clearly a lie was what she was saying. Nevada has spent the last three months with the pack and by now almost every single one of them in the house had heard her bitch over 600 times about how much she hated the summer and heat.

Turning back around Nevada closed the oven door before turning the oven to the right temperature. She moved to the bar, emptying the bags Del had placed on the counter as he grabbed for a bunch of other spices that she could hardly name herself. For all she knew they could be completely wrong for what they were making but she wouldn’t know in the slightest. She just keep her eyes on Del as he moved around.

“So what is this and what is it for?” Nevada held up the ginger. The hard yellowish colored squares didn’t look like any ginger Nevada has seen before. Maybe he really didn’t know what he was getting and thought just because it said ginger on the bag it was the right thing, even if it looked completely wrong.

“And I seriously hope you are not going to put raisins into them.”

Crystallized ginger. Easier to store and preferred for sweets. In my opinion at least. It’s thin, like a sheet, and you can fold it into the muffins so the taste isn’t overpowering the pumpkin flavor. It’s the secret ingredient.”

Delaware moves with wolf speed, pulling the food processor out from under the stop and lining the muffin pans on the stove. A large mixing bowl goes next to the stove with a freshly cleaned whisk resting inside of it. He gets started by gutting the pumpkin, pulling out the fleshly bits and the seeds and tossng them straight into a side dish. He could roast the seeds, later, and pumpkins with seeds in them just taste fresher.

“Raisins are disgusting,” Delaware answers with a crinkle of his nose. His hatred of raisins knows no bounds. When he was a child, his mother went through a halth food craze. She got rid of all of the sweets in the house, and refused to use chocolate in her baking. Instead, everything has raisins, and Delaware was fooled far too often. Never again.“The taste, the texture, everything about them. If anyone ever smuggles them into this house, I will dispose of them. Can you butter the muffin pan? Just a think layer on the bottoms and sides so that they don’t stick.”

Nevada opens up the bag looking at the ginger as he talks about it. When she reaches for a pieces it’s harder then she expected it to be. Looking it over Nevada takes a small bit off the end of one of the pieces. The taste is over powering. Not bad, but a strong, strange, tangy thing that she wasn’t expecting. Her nose scrunches up and she drops the piece on the counter that she bit off of. “I see what you mean by over powering.”

He moves around the kitchen and Nevada wonders if he would honestly put this much work into faking it but she still doesn’t believe he is a good of a cook as the food they have been eating would make him seem. She watches closely. Following his ask to butter the muffin pan but still keeps and eye on him.

“Hey, at least you seem smart about one thing. Raisins are the scum of the earth, well under that new pack that is here. God can you just go freaky scary alpha on them and kick there ass out of town because if I have to meet another one of them I might die.”

“Some people use powdered ginger, but if you add just a little too much it’s all you taste. Ruined muffins.” He’s not used to Nevada’s undivided attention, nor her actually asking questions. Not that Delware has a problem with questions, he’s an open book for the pack, but Nevada just isn’t the type to ask.

“I could, but their alpha would put up a fight, and she’d probably start with the youngest pup, cornering her until she’s powerless to do anything but submit or die. You’ve never seen a rogue alpha before. She’ll spin you the sweetest tale of lies before slicing your throat, all with a smile on her face,” Delaware says pointedly as the food processor whirls. It’s important that no one crosses the line, no one turns physical, and no one gets hurt. Especially someone like Nevada whose bark is much worse than her bite.

It’s easy to make muffins with a helping hand, and with an extra pinch of this and a little less of that, the normal twenty minute prep period turns into a five minute stretch. By the time they’re finished, Delaware’s got flour in his hand and sugar on his nose, but the batter is completely ready to be poured into the buttered molds.

“Did you want to say for dinner prep, too? I think Lanta’s out patrolling today; hopefully running off that bad attitude.”

Nevada makes a face. “Your not talking about me are you? I would punch the bitch in her tit and run away. That is what high school teaches you now a days.” She hates to think about it, what would actually happen if this new, crazy alpha were to run into her. Nevada wouldn’t turn on her pack, never. She hated half of them, they annoyed the shit out of her most of the time, but they put up with her and she can’t say that about most people. While Nevada still is certain Del is going to kick her out one day saying she is just to much trouble, until that happens, thought she will never act nice to any of their faces, she will stand behind her pack.

She can’t help but enjoy helping Del make the muffins though. She even finds herself laughing as she looks up finding flour on Del’s face. “You missed the bowl, by a lot.” With the muffins slide into the oven Nevada grabs the mixing bowl to move it to the sink. Sticking her finger into the remaining mixture on the side she expects to have the worst taste as she licks her finger.

“You have got to be kidding me.” The words come out before she realized and her brow furrows in confusion and disbelief. It is not at all the worst thing in the world like she was expecting. Instead even just the non-baked mixture is a perfectly sweet, pumpkin, wonderfulness and it makes Nevada look at Del in complete confusion.

“Dinner prep? You mean you fake making dinner and then ordering in right? I mean just because these muffins taste great doesn’t mean I have started to believe that you actually cook everything else to be completely perfect.”

Nevada crosses her arms eye Del. She didn’t mean to just come out and call him and his cooking a lie but now that it was there she couldn’t take it back and waited for him to admit it.

“I’m not a baker,” he says with a shrug of his shoulders, trying to wipe off whatever’s left on him. All of the ingredients in baking are light, fluffy, and Delaware doesn’t care for it. He likes thick sauces and heavy meets and hearty soups and stews. Baking feels like a chore, measuring out this and putting exactly this amount of that in there. He humors Nevada because she’s family now and why not? Fall time is his second favorite time of year.

“That’s disgusting, and unsanitary.” Delaware says with a frown on his face as she dips her fingers into the bowl. Whether her outburst is out of delight or because the muffin mix just sucks, Delaware doesn’t care. He won’t dip his clean fingers into raw eggs and unbaked ingredients. The texture alone makes his frown into a grimace as he looks her over.

“Ah, so that’s why you were in here earlier. And here I thought you were an inspiring poet.” Delaware’s eyes wrinkle is amusement as Nevada stands there with her arms crossed and her face twisted in confusion. She thought he was ordering their food? That would take much more effort than cooking it, and the pantry is always full so they’d be spending a ton of money on food.

“Do you really think I buy all of this food for appearance-sake, let it go bad and then spend even more money on enough takeout for twenty normal humans?”

Nevada stuck her finger in the bowl again this time making a long “yum” sound as she licked the raw mixture off her finger again. She can’t help but wanted to even annoy him now even thought they have been having a good time.

She shrugged looking around trying to find some sort of sign that what she was saying was logical. While the longer she stood there and he talked, the most illogical her idea sounded, even to herself. Yet, she stayed by it. “Hey I don’t know how you get your kicks but I am telling you no one can be that good of a cook that much of the time. I mean seriously have “you” ever burned anything or served anything less then perfect? It has to be take out.”

“A decade or so ago, I made the worst spaghetti sauce you could imagine. There was this weird cinnamon trend going on and I decided to try it. Big mistake.” Delaware chuckles with a shake of his head, pulling out the metal covered pan. It’s easy to get the counter set up in seconds flat with werewolf speed, and while Nevada revels in the fact that maybe, just maybe, he can cook, the entire kitchen is set up and new spices have replaced the old ones on the counter.

“Grab that spatula and come stir this,” he half-asks, half-orders, and when Nevada trudges over to the oven Delaware’s got the smallest of smiles on his face.

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