Lost and Found: The Complete Series by Nadia Simonenko

Author:Nadia Simonenko [Simonenko, Nadia]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Nadia Simonenko
Published: 2013-10-29T00:00:00+00:00

Tuesday, March 26 – 8:10 PM

Maria

The kitchen timer rings and Tina calls out to me from across the kitchen.

“Hey Maria – grab the pot, will you? I’m elbow-deep in cookie dough over here.”

“Hey, skipping the mixer and doing it by hand was your idea, not mine,” I call back, grinning as I head for the stove. I shut off the timer and carefully make my way back to the sink to drain the pasta. A thick, steamy fog coats the inside of the kitchen window as I dump the spaghetti into a colander.

“Damned right I skipped the mixer,” says Tina proudly. “They’ll be the best cookies you’ve ever had, too.”

“I don’t know about that,” I tease her. “I’ve had some really good cookies in my day.”

“Oh ye of little faith. You’ll see. Mine don’t just kick ass—they kick all the asses,” she proclaims with a grin and then sticks out her tongue at me.

Our roommate Lacey squeezes into the already packed kitchen and reaches around Craig to grab her purse off the counter as he chops cucumbers into the salad.

“I’m almost ready now. Can you preheat the oven for me, Maria?” calls out Tina as she preps a pan for her so-called best cookies ever. “Hey Lacey, are you hanging around for dinner?”

“No thanks. I’m going out with Mike tonight,” she answers as she rummages through her purse.

Of course she is; she always goes out with her boyfriend. I’ve barely seen her all semester long. She pulls out her little makeup kit and starts putting on lipstick right in the middle of the kitchen. It’s as if she’s completely oblivious to how badly she’s crowding us and how Tina is glaring at her while holding a rolling pin.

I pull out my phone and send another text to Owen.

M: You coming to dinner or no? Ten min.

He never responded to my first message and it’s not like him to miss dinner.

“Did you get the oven yet, Maria?” asks Tina as she finishes off the pan.

“One second,” I reply, finishing off my message. I don’t know why, but it really bugs me that Owen is late tonight.

M: Call me please. Also, cookies. Yum. <3

Tina sighs and shoots me a dirty look as she pushes past me and turns on the oven herself. The cookies go in ten minutes later, on goes the timer and then it’s time to get the plates loaded up. Craig fills salad bowls while Tina and I pile the plates high with steaming pasta and wonderfully delicious meatballs.

I carry the plates to the table and then pull out my phone once more to check for a response. Tina glares at me again.

“Will you just relax already?” she groans. “He’s probably just busy.”

“Yeah, I’m sure he’ll be here as soon as he gets hungry,” Craig agrees with her. “I didn’t do a grocery run this week and he’s still broke from the medical bills for his hand, so the fridge is totally empty.”

“I know that. Why do you think I’m so worried about him not being here?” I fire back, shaking my head.

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