Miss Match by Leslie Carroll

Author:Leslie Carroll
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction
ISBN: 9780307416087
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Published: 2007-12-17T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

At 1:17 A.M., Walker was maniacally wheeling a shopping cart through the nearly empty aisles in the local twenty-four-hour Food Emporium, with Kathryn riding shotgun, her feet perched on the front of the cart and her butt sticking out like some sort of aft-facing figurehead. Walker skidded the cart to a halt in front of the frozen food section. “Pick your poison, Kitty. Any flavor you want. Load up. My treat.”

Kathryn hopped off the cart and began to scrutinize the abundant selection before her. “Nothing better than coffee ice cream with hot fudge,” she said, grabbing a pint of Häagen-Dazs. “Then again, they do make the best chocolate.” She tossed a second pint into the cart. “And hot fudge with mint chip really is hard to beat,” she added, grabbing the third flavor. “What kind do you like, partner?”

“Cherry vanilla.”

“Well, you’re in luck, because they just so happen to have . . .” Thunk. A fourth flavor joined the rest at the bottom of the shopping wagon. “Have I ever told you my theory about ice cream and calories?”

“Nope,” Walker replied.

“Okay. Now bear with me. This is scientifically proven to be true.” Kathryn lifted the pint of chocolate ice cream out of the cart and held it like Carol Merrill demonstrating a product on Let’s Make a Deal. “Chocolate. Dark color, rich flavor. A perfect example of the highest-calorie ice cream. Vanilla—which we’re not bothering with this trip—has fewer calories. Why? Lighter color, lighter flavor. Fruit flavors,” she said, holding up the pint of cherry vanilla, “have even fewer calories than vanilla because the fruit takes up all that room in the container. And besides, everyone knows that fruit is dietetic. After all, there are only about sixty calories in an entire basket of strawberries. Now, we get to the most dietetic flavor of all: coffee, because you actually burn off calories as you consume it, due to the caffeine content.” Kathryn brandished the coffee ice cream to prove her point.

Thoroughly charmed, Walker was in stitches. “That is the silliest, sorriest excuse for chowing down on dessert that I have ever heard.”

In tandem, they rolled the cart into another aisle. “Some people think paper or plastic is the biggest decision you’ll ever have to make in a trip to the supermarket,” Walker said, straight-faced. “But actually, it’s wafer or sugar,” he added, bringing the cart to a stop in front of a display of ice cream cones. “Concentrate now. Our future as roommates depends on your answer.” He hummed the Jeopardy theme.

Kathryn gravely studied the boxes. “I think it all depends on the kind of ice cream you’re having. For instance, can you imagine having a Carvel softserve in anything but a wafer cone? I can’t. However, for the kind of ice cream that you need a metal scoop to dish out, it’s got to be sugar cones all the way.”

“Yes!!” Walker exclaimed, raising his right hand for a high five. Kathryn’s hand met his in a resounding smack. He impulsively gave her a hug.

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