Snow "Thank you for agreeing to babysit me. I don't like it when I go to granny's place." Miranda says. "Don't mention it. I want to spend the day with you because I miss you very much. And if you don't like going to your granny's place, we can always hang out." I smile at Miranda and she giggles in response. "What do you want to do today?" "I want to bake cookies." She replies. "You can bake cookies?" Miranda nods in response. "Wow. Maybe you can teach me." "Don't worry, I'll be a good teacher to you." She says and I smile. "Let me go to the kitchen and check if we have what we need, I'm not really good at cooking or baking, and I don't know what ingredients you'll use, so you'll have to help me here." Miranda nods and follows me into the kitchen. I open up every cabinet and help her check it. Then I also open the fridge for her to check what she'll need for her cookies. "We'll need more flour and sugar. And milk. Everything else will be enough." She says politely. "Okay. Let
Snow "I'm home!" "Andre's here!" Miranda screams, leaves her plate of cookies and runs to the living room. I roll my eyes, groaning, then I follow her to the living room. "How are you doing Miranda? I came to see you." He says to her. "I'm doing well Andre. Snow and I made cookies. Come have some." "You made the cookies or Snow did? I'm not eating anything she makes." "Hey! I'm right here." I yell at him but he ignores me. "We made it together. It's delicious, trust me." Miranda says, pulling him to the kitchen. I follow them back into the kitchen and find Andre eating my cookies. I glare at him before getting more cookies for myself and pouring myself a new glass of milk. "How did you even get in?" I ask Andre. "You gave me the passcode, remember?" I narrow my eyes at him. "Did I?" He winks at me in response. "Let's not argue like kids in front of Miranda." He opens up his bag and pulls out a pack of jelly beans. "For you Miranda." "Thanks Andre." She says politely. "I'l
Snow. Cody pulls back and rests his head against my forehead. "Are you trying to hide something from me Snow?" I hold my breath. "I'm not trying to hide anything from you Cody." "Then what are you not telling me? Please talk." He gazes at me. "You worry too much anytime I talk to you about what I'm going to do at work. About any plan Andre, Parker or I come up with." "I'm only looking out for you." He says to me. "You're already doing that. There are a lot of policemen hovering around me everywhere I go, and at home too. Honestly, I don't feel like we have privacy." "You think I'd let them do that?" "No." "I won't stop you from doing what you're going to do tomorrow or on any other day that you'll go out to work." I look up at him. "You're not just saying, are you?" "I'm not just saying it." He gives me an assuring smile. I pull him to the couch, sit him down and tell him our plan. "Kesha told Andre that the Boss usually goes to Matt's Coffee House every afternoon. He also
Snow "It's a beautiful Sunday, isn't it?" I say with a bright smile when Cody wakes up and gazes at me. "Mmm. It is when the first thing I see is your face." I giggle. “I was thinking that we've involved ourselves in our work so much that we don't have enough time to spend with each other. Don't you think so too?" "I agree, Snow. I've been thinking about taking you out on another date." He replies. "How about we go out and have fun today? I'll be taking you out." I tell him. "You'll be taking me out?" "Yes." I answer. "Sounds interesting. where are we going then?" "It's a surprise. Just put on your casual clothes and do your job looking handsome like you always do. I'll take care of the rest." "When did you come up with all this?" "It came to me when I woke up thirty minutes ago and stared at your charming face." "That's what you've been doing for thirty minutes?" "You'd do the same thing if you woke up early." I tease. "I won't lie. I like to stare at you while you're as
Cody I fall asleep during the ride and by the time I wake up, we have stopped. I find Snow sitting on the hood of her car, staring at the house in front of us. Biscuit was also playing with a dog from the neighbourhood. I take in the surroundings. We must be far from the city. There aren't a lot of houses around. A lot of trees are out here but most of the leaves have fallen and covered the ground. And there is a big lake behind the houses. The air that hits my face is cool and relaxing. I get out of the car and walk up to Snow. "Hey." "Hi. You’re up." Her face lights up when she sees me. She flashes me a soft smile. "How long has it been since we arrived?" I ask her. "About twenty minutes." "Why didn't you wake me up?" "You were sleeping peacefully. I didn't want to disturb you." "Right." I say and turn to face the building. "Who's lake house is this?" Snow jumps off the hood of the car and dusts her butt. "It's my parent's house. We used to live here." She answers. I observ
Snow "The lake is very beautiful when the sun is setting. I've always been afraid of swimming. I don't know why. People thought that it was weird that I have a lake behind my house and yet I can't swim." We're sitting behind the house, facing the lake. We spread a blanket on the ground and had our picnic. Now we are just talking. "Why were you afraid of swimming?" "I was afraid of drowning. My dad wanted to teach me how to swim so many times, but I refused. I want to learn how to swim but I was just so scared." "How about we try that again?" I suggest. "What?" "I said, how about we try that again?" I repeat myself and she laughs. "Why are you laughing?" "I heard what you said. I meant why do you want to teach me how to swim at a time like this? It's getting dark." "You're saying this because you're afraid." "I love it when you're able to read between the lines. You just get me." She playfully narrows her eyes at me. "But it's annoying when you're able to tell when I'm giving e
Snow "Detective Parker. I'll always say this until this case is over. Protect Snow at all costs. If any anonymous message pops up, I'll keep you informed." "Yes Mr. Wells. Miss Jenkins' safety is our priority and we'll keep her safe at all costs." "Don't disappoint me Parker." "I won't Mr. Wells." "Good." He turns to me, cupping my cheeks. "I'm going to work now, Snow. Keep me updated." He says. "I will. Good luck with your presentation." I say to him. "Thanks." "I love you." I whisper to him. "I love you more." I kiss Cody before he leaves for work. Andre The Annoying walks in just as Cody also walks out. "Why are you always late?" "Why do I have to be early?" I roll my eyes at him and find him drinking the coffee from Matt's Coffee House. "Are you drinking their coffee? I thought you said –" "Relax Lily. Don't get any ideas that I bought their coffee. I'm not stupid." "Tell me then." "I made coffee myself today and poured it into one of their empty cups I had back at m
Snow "I'm back." Andre says, sitting in the car with pieces of papers in his hand, probably the receipts. "I got the receipts. I stare straight head, frustrated and confused. "What's wrong?" Andre asks. "Could Kylie be the Boss? She's been so nice to me since, the first day we met. If she had something against me, she wouldn't pretend to like me. She'd show me that she hates me. I know Kylie." "Do you know her well enough?" I sigh. "What if she doesn't have anything against you and only let them use you as a lab rat?" "I still don't understand." I tell Andre. "Because you are refusing to understand. Do you remember that letter Kesha wrote warning you about the Wells siblings?" I slowly nod. "Think about it. It could be her that the letter was talking about." "We still need more proof against her. That is, if she really is the Boss." "Good thing we've got proof. Just not solid proof. " He waves the papers in his hand. "Let's get this to the station." "I won't drive while in susp