Cornelia hesitated for a moment, then nodded, "Alright, hand me the sauce, please."
Marcus complied, "Sure."
As Cornelia was cooking the lamb chops, the kitchen was filled with fumes.
Tears started to stream down Cornelia's face from the smoke, and Marcus quickly grabbed a tissue to wipe her tears, "I'll take over the cooking next time. All you gotta do is eat."
The noise from the kitchen utensils drowned out Marcus's words, and Cornelia didn't quite catch them, "Mr. Hartley, what'd you say?"
Marcus just shook his head, "Nothing much."
Cornelia continued, "The food is almost ready, can you grab me a plate?"
Marcus turned around and took out a plate from the sterilizer, "Does it need to be washed?"
Only he could get away with asking that, thought Cornelia. Anyone else would've gotten an earful, "Well, technically, plates from the sterilizer are good to go. But we typically wash 'em again. It feels icky otherwise."
Marcus chuckled at her remark, he was amused, "You could've just said you wanted it washed, no need for the waffle."
Marcus replied, "Let's find time for you to teach me."
"It looks simple, but not many can nail it. My grandma made the best Mexican wraps," Cornelia tasted the dish, though not as good as her grandma's, it was decent, "Mr. Hartley, I think it tastes alright, I can try teaching you when we have time."
Marcus shot back, "I'd like to give it a shot too."
Cornelia was about to give him a piece to taste when...
"Marcus, Cornelia, the show's about to start, you guys ready?" Briana had been eavesdropping at the kitchen door for a while, and chose this moment to appear, aiming to push their relationship forward, "You guys..."
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Beautiful novel. Can we have a continuation of Zavier and Skyler's story? Them getting back together? Short story.......