The Time Travelling Taxman Series Box Set by Rachel Ford

Author:Rachel Ford [Ford, Rachel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-12-17T22:00:00+00:00

Alfred stretched out his legs and sighed. This time, it was a contented sigh. He wasn’t sure how Nance had managed it, but she’d made a good cup of coffee. He would have preferred the addition of a nice caramel syrup, but for regular coffee with regular milk, this was very good.

She’d taken out the citronella torches too, and most of the mosquitos had fled the area. He sympathized, every time the wind changed and he got a lung full of fumes. But, on the other hand, he wasn’t keen on being a walking foreign food buffet, either.

“You hungry?” she asked.

“Starved.”

This, apparently, was a good answer, because Nancy smiled broadly. “Good. What should we make?”

Here we go. “I don’t know.”

“Let me consult my spreadsheet.”

“Or we could wing it…”

She shook her head disapprovingly at him. “Our rations are carefully planned, babe. You know that.”

“Don’t I ever,” he groaned.

“My point is, if we just wing it, we may end up running out of food before the two weeks are up.”

“There’s a store not ten miles down the road.”

“Yeah, but no civilization, remember? We’re roughing it.”

“With an airbed and a camp stove and spreadsheets?”

She grinned at him. “Well, not too rough. Still, we can’t just run to the store. That’s cheating.”

“Cheating?”

“You heard me,” she nodded, sifting through a stack of papers.

“It’s not a test, babe.”

“It is. Think of it like, I donno…preparing for the zombie apocalypse.” He felt an eyebrow arching on his forehead, and she shrugged. “You know, can we make it for a little while without running to the store, without relying on other people at all: just you and me in the middle of nowhere.”

“With an SUV packed full of supplies.”

“With an SUV packed full of supplies,” she laughed. “That’s the only way to face the zombie apocalypse, isn’t it?”

He considered for a moment, then shook his head. “I’m voting ‘no.’ The zombies win. Let’s just give up, fail the test, and have fun.”

She dismissed this, though, with a wave of her hand. “But seriously, what do you think? Personally, I could go for grilled pizza.”

“The favorite food of all apocalypse heroes. We are so roughing it.”

“And, anyway, we can cross the cheese off the list: one less perishable to keep track of.”

Alfred groaned. “Fine. Pizza it is then.”

“Great. You want to get started on the dough?”

“Wait, you mean…we have to make the dough?”

“Of course. We’re roughing it, remember?” He frowned at her, and she laughed. “Don’t worry. It’s a mix. All you got to do is add water.”

“Oh. Okay, I guess I’ll live through that.”

“See? The zombies won’t stand a chance.”

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