Renee'

We'd finished eating in silence after John left, my Beef and Broccoli tasteless, so I barely ate at all.

After we cleaned up, I took Amora into the back. I gave her a brief tour, making sure she knew where the bathroom was, showing her our office, the kitchen, and the different walk-ins. I thought breifly about taking her up into my apartment, so she could hang out and watch TV or something, then figured it was too far and maybe for my first time watching her, I should keep her close.

So, we were in the kitchen and I was explaining the flowers I was making, the type of cake it would go on, and telling Amora about the party the next day. If thre was ever a person who looked or acted more bored, I'd never met them. Still, I kept trying.

"You can make flowers with frosting, fondant, gum paste..."

"He's never going to fall in love with you, or marry you, you know," Amora broke in, her tone full of anger.

I looked uo from what I was doing, put my tools