As Long As There's Cake by K.J. Emrick

Author:K.J. Emrick [Emrick, K. J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: South Coast Publishing

Chapter 6

In the morning, Cookie woke up to the smell of eggs and bacon coming up the stairs and into the apartment. Odd, she thought to herself, considering she was up here in bed with Jerry and not down in the kitchen cooking.

When she was awake enough to realize she wasn’t dreaming she untangled her legs from Jerry’s and slid off the side of the mattress. They always found a way to fit together while they slept. The door to their bedroom had been closed all night because Clarissa and Rick were sleeping in the room right across the hall. Usually they left it open for Cream to wander in and out however he wanted to. Cookie had gotten up with him once during the night when he scratched for her attention, but other than that they’d slept the night through.

Now she got up and wrapped her robe around her and opened the door to find the little Chihuahua sitting there and waiting for her, wagging his tail. She smiled at him and bent down to scratch his ears. “You smell it, too? Well, well. I suppose someone’s in our kitchen making breakfast.” She yawned and looked at the clock. “Although if it’s who I think it is, they really should be cooking something else.”

The door to the stairs was open, which was how she could smell the cooking. She made sure Cream had a bowl of moist kibble for his breakfast, and then went down. The aromas got stronger as she went. Bacon. Toast. Eggs. Veggies frying in a pan.

She found Clarissa and Rick at the stove and the counters, whisking eggs in bowls, melting butter in a pan, taking things down from cabinets and moving like they had been working together like this for years. She was surprised to see them awake before her, ready to take on the day, even if Rick still hadn’t shaved away the uneven scruff from his cheeks and chin.

They were smiling, and laughing, and every once in a while, Rick would touch Clarissa’s hand or her cheek. She dabbed the end of his nose with flour. He stole her hand towel. Cookie stood and watched them for a moment, marveling at how they fit together so well. It was a perfect moment between two people who loved each other.

This was a relationship worth saving, Cookie told herself. What Clarissa and Rick had together was special even if it was broken. Even if they had no end of trouble in their lives, they could be happy together.

If they could get past the problems Rick had created for them, that was.

She grimaced. She still didn’t like him as a Rick.

Clarissa finally noticed her watching. She giggled at how she’d been caught acting so silly, and then wiped her hands on her apron as she came over to throw her arms around her grandmother’s neck. “Good morning! We didn’t want to wake you. Rick and I were going to make everyone breakfast as a surprise treat.

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