Love Burns by Adrian J. Smith

Author:Adrian J. Smith [Smith, Adrian J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: LGBT Romance Fiction
Publisher: Totally Entwined Group
Published: 2021-06-21T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Four semi-awkward weeks had passed, but Kimberly had managed to tame her anger. Everyone at Gamma’s clearly appreciated it and probably so did Becca. Michael had taken a better attitude as well, not fighting her on cleaning his room or anything she asked him to do.

She’d felt torn between spending time at home, which meant being in Becca’s vicinity or spending time at Gamma’s, which meant time away from Michael. While Becca wasn’t in every moment of her day when she was there, Kimberly felt her presence in the house, the energy she had that Kimberly seemed to lack most days. Spending a lot of her nights up well past when she should be, she worked tirelessly on her cookbook. It came together wonderfully. She’d pulled back on the home cooking and tried not to overwhelm their fridge, and she had even tried to teach Michael how to cook, which was an adventure in and of itself.

Four-year-olds simply did not have long attention spans. After trial and error, she realized most of the recipes she ended up doing with him that were very successful were in up-front prep. He enjoyed that. He loved mixing anything together and dumping the different spices and ingredients into the bowls. When it came to the actual cooking part, he was less enthused by the task and the waiting—not to mention she really didn’t want a preschooler near an open flame.

She was home for the day. It was Becca’s designated day off, as it was hers. She hadn’t seen much of Becca, but she had also tried to avoid her at almost any cost. She and Michael had driven to the grocery store and spent an hour there. Kimberly could have stayed longer—grocery shopping being one of her favorite things to do—but Michael was hungry.

Then they drove to the farmer’s market. They ate until they could eat no more, stopping at nearly every booth that had snacks, but also toting around a wagon full of fresh vegetables, as well as some meats. The meat producers were new that year at the market, and Kimberly thoroughly enjoyed getting as much local food as she could. Farm-to-table was certainly a popular trend, but for her, it meant the cleanest, best cuts and supporting the little guy—just like she had been when she’d started up at Gamma’s.

When they got to the house, Michael fell asleep on the couch while he tried to avoid taking a nap in his room. Eventually, Kimberly covered him with a blanket and went to the kitchen to debate what to make for dinner while putting away the majority of their finds from earlier in the day, as well as separating out what she was going to take to the restaurant.

She was in the midst of sorting when Becca came out. Her hair was mussed, sticking up in the back, and she wore thin sleep shorts and a baggy and obviously very old T-shirt with the Pink Floyd logo on the front. Smiling to herself, Kimberly focused on her work.

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