I looked down to see a sandwich wrapped in brown paper sitting on the track next to my hip.
“What’s this?” I asked.
“A sandwich,” she grumbled. “Stop eating that shit. They put chemicals on it to make it last longer.”
“Tastes like it.” I threw it back into my lunchbox. “But I’m fairly awful at making food. Even sandwiches.”
She snorted. “No one is awful at making sandwiches.”
“They always turn out soggy,” I disagreed. “Every single time.”
“That’s because you’re putting your condiments or your tomatoes directly against the bread. If you want a non-soggy sandwich, you have to put that stuff with the cheese on first. Honestly, if you want tomatoes, I’d hold off until you’re just about to eat the sandwich before you add them.”
“Huh,” I said. “I guess that makes sense.”
“And you truly can’t fuck up peanut butter and jelly. That’ll last until lunchtime.”
I grimaced. “I’ll never eat peanut butter and jelly again.”
Her head tilted as she said, “Why?”
Because I was forced to eat it every day for seven fucking years while I was in prison…
“Because I don’t like jelly,” I lied.
I liked jelly before. But now the shit made me want to vomit even seeing it. I couldn’t even enjoy my favorite breakfast meal of biscuits and jelly anymore.
Fuckin’ Jamie.
I still hated myself for letting her affect me the way that she had.
My life would be a lot different if I’d trusted my first impression of her.
“Who doesn’t like jelly?” she asked with a frown.
“Me.” I shrugged.
“Noted,” she said. “At least I didn’t go with peanut butter and jelly for you.”
The way she cooked, I might’ve been able to stomach it…
“What did you make me?”
She grumbled something under her breath then, a little bit louder, said, “Steak and cheese.”
“Huh,” I said as I opened it up. When I did, I saw the mayo oozing out of the side. “This looks fantastic.”
I brought the sandwich up to my mouth and took a healthy bite.
A groan escaped me when the food hit my lips. “Whoa.”
“Good?” she asked.
“Great,” I corrected her. “Best sandwich I’ve ever had.”
“You’re exaggerating.” She snorted.
I shook my head and went for another bite. “I’m seriously not. This is truly the best sandwich I’ve ever had.”
