“Yeah,” I said.“Actually… yeah.”I really was.
He nodded.“Good.”
“You want something more than cake?”he asked.“I can warm up some of the ham for you.”
I shook my head.“Um, I’m good.”I scooped the last bite of cake into my mouth.“Pretty sure Carnie leaving the rest of the cake was not a good idea.That is all I am going to eat for dinner, too.”
Cole took our plates and dropped them into the sink.“So, what do you want to do for the rest of the day?”he asked.
I didn’t want to say it, but a nap sounded absolutely heavenly right now.“Um.”
Cole turned to look at me.“Rest your eyes?”
A smile spread across my lips.“I mean, if you insist.”
Chapter Ten
Cole
Carnie had left half a hummingbird cake on the counter like a dare.
I eyed it suspiciously.
Cake for dinner wasn’t exactly a crime, but it didn’t feel right either.Star needed real food.Protein.Something that would stick instead of sugar-crashing her straight back into bed.
I opened the fridge.
Ham.Cornbread.Leftovers, but I felt I could do something more than just warm food.I opened the freezer and saw a bag of chicken nuggets.Next to that was a bag of French fries.
I could handle that.
Probably.
If anything, if I messed it up, we could always have ham and cornbread.
I turned on the oven, and it beeped loudly at me.
I stepped back like it had personally offended me.
“Easy,” I muttered.
My eyes drifted down the hallway again, toward Star’s room.
She hadn’t come back out.
Good.
She needed rest, even if she fought it each time.
I grabbed a sheet pan from the cupboard and filled it with nuggets and fries.“So fucking easy,” I muttered as I slid the pan into the oven.I wasn’t sure how long to cook them for, but I would just figure it out.
My phone buzzed on the counter, the screen lighting up with Mac’s name.I wiped my hands on a towel and answered.
“You alive?”she asked.
“So far.”
She laughed softly.“How’s she doing?”
